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PARALLELS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word parallels. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PARALLELS

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perpendicular
adjectiveadj
adjective

• intersecting at or forming right angles

• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

noun

• a straight line at right angles to another line

• a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

• a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

• an extremely steep face

adjective satellite

• so steep as to be nearly vertical

oblique
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled

noun

• any grammatical case other than the nominative

• a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

adjective satellite

• indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

skew
verbv
adjective satellite

• having an oblique or slanting direction or position

verb

• turn or place at an angle

converging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of converging (coming closer)

crossing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• traveling across

• a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

• a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect

• a junction where one street or road crosses another

• a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

• a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)

diagonal
nounn
noun

• (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent

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

• an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard

• (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry

• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

adjective satellite

• connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face

• having an oblique or slanted direction

intersecting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• crossed or intersected in the form of an X

meeting
nounn
noun

• a formally arranged gathering

• a small informal social gathering

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• the act of joining together as one

• a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

slanting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having an oblique or slanted direction

crisscrossing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

adverb

• crossing one another in opposite directions

adjective satellite

• marked with crossing lines

verb

• cross in a pattern, often random

• mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines

• mark with a pattern of crossing lines

Alternatives for PERPENDICULAR

Alternatives for OBLIQUE

Alternatives for SKEW

Alternatives for CONVERGING

Alternatives for CROSSING

Alternatives for DIAGONAL

Alternatives for INTERSECTING

Alternatives for MEETING

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