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diagonal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of diagonal

running in a slanting direction

The diagonal design ran up the wall all the way from the lower left to the upper right-hand corner.

Synonyms of diagonal

cant, canted, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, oblique, pitched, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting

Near Antonyms of diagonal

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

diagonal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of diagonal

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

The ramp was set at a low diagonal to make it easier to ascend.

Synonyms of diagonal

cant, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slant, slope, upgrade

Words Related to diagonal

ascent, bank, climb, rise

Near Antonyms of diagonal

declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding

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