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Synonyms for "athwart" in English

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athwart:
- athwart; straight across
- obliquely; athwart; aslant

English

Detailed Synonyms for athwart in English

athwart:

athwart

athwart
athwart; straight across
- athwart
- straight across

athwart adv

athwart

– at an oblique angle ¹
obliquely; athwart; aslant
– at an oblique angle ¹
- obliquely adv
- athwart adv
- aslant adv
  - the sun shone aslant into his face¹
athwart

– at right angles to the center line of a ship ¹
athwart
– at right angles to the center line of a ship ¹
- athwart adv

Alternate Synonyms for "athwart":

obliquely; aslant

Related Definitions for "athwart":

at an oblique angle¹
at right angles to the center line of a ship¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University