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Synonyms & Antonyms of athwart
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in a line or direction running from corner to corner
- we hung the twisted strips of crepe paper athwart to the floor and ceiling so that they formed giant crosses on all four walls
Synonyms for athwart
- bias,
- cornerways,
- cornerwise,
- crossways,
- crosswise,
- diagonally,
- kitty-corner
- (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered),
- obliquely,
- transversely
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