Synonyms for athwart
- adverb
- preposition
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Awry — against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly
Other
transversely, sidewise, aslope dated
Preposition
across, against, over, thwart dated, overthwart dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.
- adv. 2
From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart.
- prep. 1
From one side to the other side of; across.
The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.
Example sentences
- awry The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
- obliquely Tom dared not contradict Mary even obliquely.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| athwart | steady | |
| awry | rising | |
| obliquely | falling | |
| transversely | falling | |
| sidewise | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- over2, awry2
- 6 letters
- across2, thwart1, aslant, aslope
- 7 letters
- against2
- 8 letters
- sidewise2
- 9 letters
- obliquely3
- 10 letters
- overthwart
- 12 letters
- transversely
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (over2 = 2 syllables).