| Main Entry: | askew |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crooked |
Synonyms: |
askance, askant, aslant, awry, bent, buckled, catawampus, cockeyed, crookedly, curved, knotted, lopsided, oblique, obliquely, off-center, slanted, slanting, to one side, topsy-turvey, turned, twisted, yaw ways, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | awry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | off course; amiss |
Synonyms: |
afield, askance, askew, aslant, astray, badly, bent, cockeyed, crooked, curved, slanting, turned, wrong, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
ok, on course |
| Main Entry: | crosswise/crossways |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | across, at an angle |
Synonyms: |
angular, aslant, at right angles, athwart, awry, contrariwise, crisscross, cross, crossing, diagonally, from side to side, horizontally, longways, on the bias, over, perpendicular, sideways, thwart, transversal, transverse, transversely, traverse, vertically |
| Main Entry: | diagonally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at an angle |
Synonyms: |
askew, aslant, cater-corner, catty-corner, cornerwise, crosswise, kitty-corner, obliquely, on a slant, on the bias, slantingways, slantways, slantwise, slaunchways |
| Main Entry: | oblique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slanting; at an angle |
Synonyms: |
angled, askance, askew, aslant, asymmetrical, awry, bent, cater-cornered, crooked, diagonal, distorted, diverging, inclined, inclining, leaning, on the bias, pitched, pitching, sideways, skew, slanted, sloped, sloping, strained, tilted, tilting, tipped, tipping, turned, twisted |
| Notes: | oblique means slanting or inclined in direction or course or position - or misleading; opaque means not transmitting or reflecting light - or not clearly understood or expressed |
| Main Entry: | sideways |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to the edge, exteriority |
Synonyms: |
alongside, aside, aslant, aslope, athwart, broadside, crabwise, edgeways, indirectly, laterally, obliquely, side by side, sidelong, sidewards, slanting, slantingly, slantwise, sloping, to the side |
| Main Entry: | wry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic, distorted |
Synonyms: |
askew, aslant, awry, contorted, crooked, cynical, deformed, droll, dry, ironic, mocking, sardonic, twisted, uneven, warped |
Antonyms: |
straight, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | crosswise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | across |
Synonyms: |
angular, aslant, athwart, awry, contrariwise, crisscross, cross, crossing, crossways, diagonally, horizontally, longways, mullioned, over, perpendicular, sideways, thwart, transversal, transverse, transversely, traverse, vertically |
Antonyms: |
head on, lengthwise, straight on |
| Main Entry: | slanting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclining |
Synonyms: |
aslant, aslope, bent, oblique, sloping, tilting |
| Main Entry: | sloping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | askew |
Synonyms: |
aslant, aslope, inclining, oblique, slanted, tilted |