oblique - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

Synonyms

• abdominal external oblique muscle
• external oblique muscle
• musculus obliquus externus abdominis
• oblique

More generic

• ab
• abdominal
• abdominal muscle

Noun

any grammatical case other than the nominative

Synonyms

• oblique
• oblique case

More generic

• case
• grammatical case

Opposite / Antonyms

• nominative

More specific

• ablative
• ablative case
• accusative
• accusative case
• dative
• dative case
• genitive
• genitive case
• objective case
• possessive
• possessive case
• vocative
• vocative case

Adjective

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

Synonyms

• devious
• oblique

Related

• indirect

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• oblique

Related

• bias
• cata-cornered
• catacorner
• cater-cornered
• catercorner
• catty-corner
• catty-cornered
• crabwise
• diagonal
• kitty-corner
• kitty-cornered
• nonparallel
• oblique-angled
• sideways

Opposite / Antonyms

• parallel
• perpendicular

Also See

• convergent
• divergent
• diverging
• inclined

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