Synonyms of kitty-corner

kitty-corner

adverb

ˈki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər 

variants also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered

as in diagonally

in a line or direction running from corner to corner

walked kitty-corner across the quadrangle to the registration booth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diagonally
• across
• obliquely
• transversely
• crosswise
• on the diagonal
• bias
• crossways
• on the bias
• athwart
• cornerwise
• cornerways

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• longitudinally
• lengthwise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kitty-corner

Set the scene As befitting the city’s showpiece, the Empress occupies what’s arguably the best spot in Victoria, overlooking the Inner Harbor and kitty-corner to the British Columbia Parliament Buildings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

That’s a concern to Ehren Joseph, who lives kitty-corner to the property along Harrison. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in the shopping center kitty-corner, a hundred or more loyalists stood in line to support Stan’s Donuts, a South Bay institution. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Before that, going back to 1953, the Chicago Greyhound terminal was located at Clark and Randolph streets in the Loo p— at the current site of the Grant Thornton Tower, across the street from the Daley Center and the Thompson Center, and kitty-corner from the City Hall-County Building complex. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 June 2026

The public forum sits kitty-corner from the Northbrook Metra station. — Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

The store, which is kitty-corner to an Albertsons supermarket, was built by Safeway in 1950 with a Marina-style rounded roof. — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025

The low-income apartments will sit kitty-corner to the Townes at Kennedy-King, a recent townhome development by Onyx+East along the growing 22nd Street corridor. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025