He wore his hat askew.
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Askew
/əˈskju/
Synonyms for "askew" (151 found)
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heterodoxillogicalillusoryin disorderirregularlabyrinthinelopsidedmisplacednonsensicalnonsymmetricnot rightnot trueoffoff the trackon the fritzone sidedone-sidedoutout of gearout of joint
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out of kelterout of kilterout of orderout of placeout of tuneout of whackpeccantperturbedperversepervertedroilyself-contradictoryshuffledskewskew-jawedskewedslaunchwayssprungsquintingstrayingtortuousturbidturbulenttwistedunfactualunorthodoxunprovedunsettledunsymmetricunsymmetricaluntrueupsetwamper-jawedwarpedwidewrongwryyaw-ways
Adjective(8 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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12 entriesbiasbiased interpretationdistorted datadistortioninclinationleftward tiltoblique orientationrightward tiltskewskewed analysisslanttilt
Collocations
7 entriesaskew alignmentaskew axisaskew diagramaskew lineaskew orientationaskew postureaskew symmetry
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2 entriesmore askewmost askew
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1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The wood was kindled, the flames arose, and a mouldering heap of ashes was soon all that remained of Mrs Askew and her fellow martyrs.
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The table is askew, it's likely going to turn over soon.
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Our plan has gone askew.
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