Synonyms of askew

askew

adjective

ə-ˈskyü 

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side

his hat was askew because of the wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• uneven
• crooked
• oblique
• skewed
• awry
• lopsided
• tipping
• slanted
• cockeyed
• listing
• aslant
• pitched
• off-kilter
• distorted
• crazy
• slanting
• atilt
• slantwise
• out of plumb
• unbalanced
• asymmetrical
• unsymmetrical
• cock-a-hoop
• contorted
• disordered
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• even
• level
• uniform
• regular
• orderly
• balanced
• symmetrical
• ordered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of askew

As gray and wrinkled as the bottom of a mummy’s foot, the Cyclops’ face is wonderfully askew, like he was stepped on by someone even bigger than him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Even if intentions are askew, such mass volunteering still gets necessary community work done. — Anya Joseph, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Amodei, who has a mop of curly hair and perennially askew glasses, gives the impression of a restless savant who has been patiently coached to restrain his spasmodic energy. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

When combined Robinson’s primal screams and the writing team’s knack for crafting slightly askew sentences that turn into dialogue earworms, the fake company names a potent blend of comedy that feels like it was always destined to define comedy in the 2020s. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025

Those askew wigs aside, Ackerman gives a memorably borderline-unhinged performance as a Texas housewife focused on keeping her trailer-trash background out of the public eye. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025

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