All athwart synonyms
a·thwart
A a adv athwart
adverb athwart
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
adjective athwart
- crossways — crosswise.
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- astraddle — with a leg on either side of something
- astride — If you sit or stand astride something, you sit or stand with one leg on each side of it.
- mullioned — a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- aslant — at a slant
- longways — longwise.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.