| Main Entry: | athwart |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | against |
Synonyms: |
across, crosswise |
| Main Entry: | across |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | traversing a space, side to side |
Synonyms: |
athwart, beyond, cross, crossed, crosswise, opposite, over, transversely |
| Main Entry: | astride |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with a leg on either side |
Synonyms: |
astraddle, athwart, on the back of, piggyback, sitting on, straddling |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |