HORIZONTAL Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

horizontal

adjective

as in flat

parallel to the ground She reclined the chair to a horizontal position. The line on the graph was nearly horizontal, indicating little growth over the fiscal year.

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Recent Examples of horizontal With blond horizontal stripes dyed in her dark brown hair, bold black eyeliner and the smiley lip piercing, Liu has cut an alternative path to the top of a sport that long valued a specific kind of femininity. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Shubb also explained that the creation of a volunteer coach position is itself potential evidence of horizontal price fixing that might cause antitrust injury. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Broward County officials told CBS News Miami that a private contractor using a horizontal drilling method to lay fiber optic line hit an 8-inch water pipe, leading to the powerful leak. —

Ted Scouten, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 Everything in Liu’s life has meaning now, including the striking horizontal stripes in her hair. —

Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizontal

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flat

Adjective

The index closed at a record high in late January but lost some ground in February and is roughly flat since late October.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Hallway water dispensers make flat and bubbly available for free.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026