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Synonyms for lateral
ˈlæt ər əllat·er·al

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  1. lateraladjective

    Antonyms:
    medial

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  1. lateral

    Synonyms:
    indirect, oblique, secondary, resultant, collateral, deviative, additive, parallel, adjunctive, incidental

    Antonyms:
    lineal, direct, primary, immediate

Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 2 votes

  1. lateral pass, lateraladjective

    a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

    Synonyms:
    lateral pass

    Antonyms:
    top(a), mesial, bottom(a)

  2. lateral, sidelongadjective

    situated at or extending to the side

    "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson

    Synonyms:
    askant, sidelong, squinty, squint, squint-eyed, askance, asquint

    Antonyms:
    top(a), mesial, bottom(a)

  3. lateraladjective

    lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

    "lateral lemniscus"

    Synonyms:
    sidelong

    Antonyms:
    top(a), bottom(a), mesial

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How to use lateral in a sentence?

  1. New Zealand-based volcanologist Shane Cronin:

    The large and explosive lateral spread of the eruption suggests that it was probably the biggest one since about the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.

  2. Steve Scheckel:

    We've been seeing more and more Chicago police officers when we do an emergency hire, which is basically a lateral transfer. They already have the academy.

  3. Warren West:

    Interest rates are not going to matter if they're rising because of the strong economy and earnings growth, and we're not seeing evidence of either, so, we're stuck in the lateral type of pattern until we get some clarity on the broader economy.

  4. HWR:

    An "OGEE" could be used in a variety of settings. "OMG, the ogee is fabulous for our new molding." Or, "Honey, which do you prefer: the lateral ogee or the supported ogee?

  5. Harold Tobin:

    Blanco Fracture zone quakes are strike-slip( lateral motions of the crustal blocks on either side, rather than up-down displacement), so it is very unlikely for them to pose a tsunami threat, even if a bigger quake happened, like a magnitude 7.0 for example.


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