Definition for Diagonal:

• a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Synonyms for Diagonal:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • diagonal.
  •angled (adjective)
  • cross,
  • inclining,
  • biased,
  • crossways,
  • crosswise,
  • bevel,
  • Skewing,
  • cornerways,
  • slanted,
  • slanting,
  • kitty-cornered,
  • cater-cornered,
  • catty-cornered,
  • askew.
  •beveled (adjective)
  • more chamfered,
  • most chamfered,
  • Chamfered.
  •diagonal (adjective)
  • bent,
  • angled,
  • sloping,
  • Deviated,
  • leaning,
  • devious,
  • inclined,
  • indirect.
  •transversal (adjective)
  • thwarter.
  •transverse (adjective)
  • more intersecting,
  • trans-verse,
  • more crosswise,
  • cross-wise,
  • cross wise,
  • most intersecting,
  • trans verse.
  •zigzag (adjective)
  • more oscillating,
  • more waggling,
  • in-direct,
  • more snaking,
  • more twisting,
  • in direct,
  • most twisting,
  • most waggling,
  • most oscillating,
  • most snaking,
  • most crinkled,
  • more crinkled,
  • more fluctuating,
  • Undulating.

• n.

  •
  • chord,
  • arc,
  • outline,
  • curvature,
  • horizontal,
  • axis.
  •
  • linear,
  • continuous,
  • parallel,
  • longitudinal.
  •aslant (noun)
  • aslant.
  •aslope (noun)
  • aslope.
  •diagonal (noun)
  • solidus,
  • slash,
  • separatrix,
  • virgule,
  • sloped.
  •slant (noun)
  • in clines,
  • in cline,
  • in-clines,
  • in-cline.
  •slope (noun)
  • de-flection,
  • de flection,
  • obliquenesses,
  • de flections,
  • de-scents,
  • de-flections,
  • de-scent,
  • de scents,
  • rising grounds,
  • de scent,
  • steepnesses.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • serpentine,
  • tangential,
  • wavy,
  • parabola,
  • ridged,
  • diameter,
  • tangent,
  • vanishing point,
  • squiggle,
  • steepen,
  • inclined plane,
  • radius,
  • wiggly.
  •
  • plane.
  •
  • steep.
  •
  • tilt.
  •
  • solid.
  •
  • pitch.
  •
  • fall.
  •
  • straight.

Antonyms for Diagonal:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    vertical, level.

Diagonal Sentence Examples:

• Somehow the three of them reached ground level, their diagonal course of descent putting some distance between them and the camp.

• But he saw her change colour, with a sort of frightened look, and then - most unlike her usual shy bearing, - saw her turn the other way, and herself take a diagonal towards what proved in this instance to be Mr. May.

Homophones for Diagonal:

• dismal, death knell, 1-dodecanol, dismally, duodecimal, decimal.

Holonyms for Diagonal:

• n.

  • group
    square matrix, checker board, checkerboard.

Hypernym for Diagonal:

• n.

  • group
    principal diagonal, secondary diagonal, main diagonal.

Hyponym for Diagonal:

• n.

  • group
    set, line.
  • shape
    straight line.