All lateral synonyms
lat·er·al
L l adj lateral
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- flanking — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- sideward — directed or moving toward one side.
- skirting — the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
adjective lateral
- on the side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- sideways — with a side foremost.
- crossways — crosswise.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.