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slantwise

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slantwise

1 inclined or twisted to one side

  • a hodgepodge of slantwise postcards tacked to the wall of his cubicle
Synonyms of slantwise

askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to slantwise

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with slantwise

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of slantwise

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of slantwise

even, level, straight

2 running in a slanting direction

  • the slantwise cables that run between the roadway and the towers give the bridge a cathedral-like appearance
Synonyms of slantwise

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

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

slantwise

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slantwise

so as to slant

  • be careful not to lay the first boards slantwise, or the whole bookcase won't be straight
Synonyms of slantwise

slantways
Words Related to slantwise

down, downward (or downwards), up, upward (or upwards)

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