Defenition of the word crosswise

• Defenition of the word crosswise

  • Across something in a perpendicular or oblique way.
  • In a transverse manner.
  • transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across"
  • in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
  • lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"
  • not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"
  • lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
  • transversely
  • not in the intended manner

Synonyms for the word crosswise

• • across
  • cater-cornered
  • corner to corner
  • crossways
  • diagonally
  • kitty-cornered
  • obliquely
  • on the cross

Similar words in the crosswise

• • cross
  • cross-section
  • cross-section(a)
  • cross-sectional
  • cross(a)
  • crossing
  • crosswise
  • horizontal
  • thwartwise
  • trans
  • transversal
  • transverse

Antonyms for the word crosswise

• • lengthways
  • lengthwise

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