Synonyms for lengthwise
- adverb
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adverb
1. Lengthways
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- adv. 1
In the long direction of an oblong object.
Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.
- adj. 1
In the long direction of an oblong object.
A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.
Example sentences
- lengthways Peel the eggs and cut them lengthways.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lengthwise | steady | |
| longitudinally | falling | |
| lengthways | rising | |
| longways | steady | |
| longwise | steady | |
| endwise | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- along2
- 7 letters
- endwise
- 8 letters
- longways, longwise
- 10 letters
- lengthways2
- 12 letters
- longitudinal5
- 14 letters
- longitudinally
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (along2 = 2 syllables).