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HEAD-ON Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word head-on. (opposite meanings)
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askance
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adverb

• with suspicion or disapproval

• with a side or oblique glance

adjective satellite

• (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

crooked
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adjective satellite

• irregular in shape or outline

• having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

evasively
adverbadv
adverb

• with evasion; in an evasive manner

indirectly
adverbadv
adverb

• not in a forthright manner

obliquely
adverbadv
adverb

• to, toward or at one side

• at an oblique angle

off-center
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• situated away from the center or axis

roundabout
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

• a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement

adjective satellite

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

sideways
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adverb

• with one side forward or to the front

• from the side; obliquely

• in a lateral direction

• to, toward or at one side

adjective satellite

• (of movement) at an angle

slantwise
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction

tangentially
adverbadv
adverb

• peripherally

Alternatives for ASKANCE

Alternatives for CROOKED

Alternatives for EVASIVELY

Alternatives for INDIRECTLY

Alternatives for OBLIQUELY

Alternatives for OFF-CENTER

Alternatives for ROUNDABOUT

Alternatives for SIDEWAYS

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