What are some opposite words for diagonal?
Antonyms for diagonal
daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nldi·ag·o·nal
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term diagonal.
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diagonalnoun
Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
Synonyms:
bias, sloping, aslope, slanted, slanting, aslant, slopeddiagonalnoun
Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.
Synonyms:
solidus, virgule, separatrix, , stroke, forward slash, slashAntonyms:
backslash
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Princeton's WordNet
diagonalnoun
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
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perpendicular, parallel, vertical, horizontaldiagonal, biasnoun
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Antonyms:
horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, parallelSynonyms:
prejudice, virgule, solidus, separatrix, bias, slash, stroke, preconceptiondiagonalnoun
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
"the bishop moves on the diagonals"
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perpendicular, horizontal, vertical, paralleldiagonalnoun
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
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parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, verticalsolidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrixadjective
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
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perpendicular, vertical, parallel, horizontalSynonyms:
cam stroke, gash, throw, stroking, stroke, bezant, accident, fortuity, bezzant, slash, cut, bias, solidus, virgule, chance event, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, byzant, separatrix, slice, shotdiagonaladjective
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
"a diagonal line across the page"
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horizontal, parallel, vertical, perpendicularaslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, slopingadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
Antonyms:
perpendicular, horizontal, parallel, verticalSynonyms:
slanted, biased, aslant, aslope, one-sided, sloping, coloured, slanting, sloped
Editors Contribution
orthogonal
of or involving right angles
the rook piece in chess can only move in an orthogonal manner.
How to use diagonal in a sentence?
It's exquisite, you have this strong, diagonal line made by the flag staff. You have the flag snapping in the breeze. You have the pyramid-like shape of the Marines pushing the flag up. The men obviously are separate, but they appear as one. The blank background enhances the action by providing no distractions. Also, the photo is gifted with a softly filtered light. A very thin haze of clouds filters the light so that the shadows aren't harsh, but there is detail in all the shadows on the uniforms and the flag.
Like any good, experienced and talented photographer, there's a sense of anticipation and a sense of shooting a picture at peak action -- and Joe got it, you couldn't have captured the action at a better peak. A moment earlier, and the flag would have been too low. If it had been a second later, the flag's staff would have been straight up and the photo wouldn't have had that strong diagonal line.
For the first score, New Yorks Anders Lee skated into an opening on the right side of the net and tapped New Yorks Anders Lee stick to get the puck. Adam Pelech perfectly placed a diagonal pass on New Yorks Anders Lee stick and Adam Pelech pushed it in to put New York ahead 1-0 with 5:10 left in the opening period. Adam Pelech put Adam Pelech in a great spot just had to get it to Adam Pelech.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3940 | parallel | |
#4295 | vertical | |
#5891 | horizontal | |
#14137 | diagonal | |
#21879 | perpendicular | |
#41830 | backslash |
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