Askant

Synonyms for "askant" (31 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (15)

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6 relation types

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adverbdirectional adverborientationspatial relation

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8 entries
aslantdiagonalsidelong gazesidelong looksidewayssideways glanceslanted lineslantwise

Collocations

11 entries
askant angleaskant bearingaskant gazeaskant glanceaskant headingaskant lineaskant lookaskant orientationaskant positionaskant stanceaskant wind

Inflections

2 entries
more askantmost askant

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

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And I saw askant the armies, / I saw as in noiseless dreams hundreds of battle-flags, / Borne through the smoke of the battles and pierc’d with missiles I saw them, / And carried hither and yon through the smoke, and torn and bloody, / And at last but a few shreds left on the staffs, (and all in silence,) / And the staffs all splinter’d and broken.

Source: wiktionary

He folded the bill lovingly and tucked it away; but he flipped the coin from his thumb, spinning in the sun, caught it as it fell, and glanced askant at old Pete.

Source: wiktionary

While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them.

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A small, askant, almost contemptuous smile was on her mouth as she chewed.

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