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Synonyms & Antonyms of diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
- placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
Synonyms for diagonally
- athwart,
- bias,
- cornerways,
- cornerwise,
- crossways,
- crosswise,
- kitty-corner
- (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered),
- obliquely,
- transversely
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonally. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of diagonally was in 1541
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