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Synonyms & Antonyms of crossways
(Entry 1 of 2)
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
- the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces
Synonyms for crossways
- athwart,
- bias,
- cornerways,
- cornerwise,
- crosswise,
- diagonally,
- kitty-corner
- (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered),
- obliquely,
- transversely
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Phrases Synonymous with crossways
Near Antonyms for crossways
crossways
noun
plural of crossway
Synonyms of crossways (Entry 2 of 2)
a place where roads meet
- carolers assembling at the village crossways on Christmas Eve
Synonyms for crossways
Words Related to crossways
- circle,
- rotary,
- roundabout
- [British],
- traffic circle
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of crossways was in 1564
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