askew English

Meaning askew meaning

What does askew mean?

askew

— adverb (= awry) turned or twisted to one side rugs lying askew with his necktie twisted awry

— adjective (= awry, skew-whiff) turned or twisted toward one side a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry — G.K.Chesterton his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff

Synonyms askew synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as askew?

askew English » English

awry

aslant

crooked

obliquely

skew-whiff

lopsided

cockeyed

oblique

asquint

sloping

slantwise

slanting

askance

wonky

slantingly

wry

twisted

slanted

skew

sidelong

inclined

distorted

crookedly

at an angle

aslope

askant

across

unbalanced

transverse

to one side

squint-eyed

squint

slantways

slant

skewed

sideways

rakish

out of true

out of shape

out of plumb

out of kilter

one side

off-track

misseeming

lop-sided

kinky

improper

diverge

distortedly

disordered

Topics askew topics

What do people use askew to talk about?

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

• What words describe something in a leaning position?
  leaning at an angle out of plumb angled on a slant aslant slanted inclined oblique tilted crooked list askew out of kilter

States Quality Shape

Bend

• What words describe something that should be straight but is bent?
  akimbo askew awry bandy catawampus contorted crooked deviating distorted skewed tortuous warped