Synonyms for catawampus
- adjective
Most common
crooked awry askew off-kilter fierce destructive cater-corner catty-wonker
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Out of alignment — out of alignment, in disarray or disorder, crooked, askew
crooked, awry, askew, off-kilter, skewampus, sigogglin dated US
2. Fierce, destructive
Other
cater-corner, squiffy informal UK IE, catty-wonker, kittywampus
Definitions
- adj. 1
Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
- adj. 2
Fierce, destructive.
Related words
- Other spellings
- caddywompus cattywampus
Example sentences
- crooked The plants were growing crooked towards the window.
- awry The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
- askew The picture is askew. Could you straighten it again?
- fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
- destructive Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
By length
- 4 letters
- awry2
- 5 letters
- askew2
- 6 letters
- fierce1
- 7 letters
- crooked2, squiffy
- 9 letters
- skewampus, sigogglin
- 11 letters
- destructive3, kittywampus
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awry2 = 2 syllables).