Need another word that means the same as “askew”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “askew” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Askew” are: awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky, crooked, tilted, angled, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted, aslant, uneven, asymmetrical, unsymmetrical
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “askew” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| angled | (of information) presented so as to reflect a particular view or to have a particular focus. A right angled bend. |
| aslant | Having an oblique or slanted direction. |
| asymmetrical | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. The asymmetrical relationship between a landlord and a tenant. |
| awry | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. I got the impression that something was awry. |
| cockeyed | Absurd; impractical. Do you expect us to believe a cockeyed story like that. |
| crooked | Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place. Crooked country roads. |
| lopsided | Having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other. A lopsided grin. |
| oblique | (of a line, plane figure, or surface) inclined at other than a right angle. He issued an oblique attack on the President. |
| skew | Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line askew crooked. A skew angle. |
| skew-whiff | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. |
| skewed | Having an oblique or slanting direction or position. |
| slanted | Having an oblique or slanted direction. The highly slanted report of the murders. |
| tilted | Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. The headstones were tilted. |
| uneven | Not level or smooth. The floors are cracked and uneven. |
| unsymmetrical | Having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements. |
| wonky | Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect. The bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “askew” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| awry | Turned or twisted to one side. With his necktie twisted awry. |
| skew-whiff | Turned or twisted to one side. |
| amiss | Not functioning properly. There was something amiss about his calculations. |
| askance | With a side or oblique glance. A waiter looked askance at his jeans. |
| asymmetric | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| asymmetrical | Irregular in shape or outline. Asymmetrical features. |
| awry | Away from the usual or expected course; amiss. Many youthful romances go awry. |
| crooked | Having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned. A crooked business deal. |
| cynical | Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others. Her cynical attitude. |
| doubtful | Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. I was doubtful of my judgement. |
| dubious | Open to doubt or suspicion. They admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious. |
| gnarled | Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots. The gnarled old oak tree. |
| imperfectly | In a flawed or incomplete way. The disease was imperfectly understood at the time. |
| irregular | A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. Irregular hiring practices. |
| knotty | Tangled in knots or snarls. A knotty problem. |
| leery | Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. A city leery of gang violence. |
| lopsided | Having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other. A lopsided grin. |
| oblique | An oblique muscle. The oblique rays of the winter sun. |
| questionable | Subject to question. A fire of questionable origin. |
| refractive | Of or involving refraction. The refractive characteristics of the eye. |
| sceptical | Relating to the theory that certain knowledge is impossible. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals. |
| serpentine | Move or lie in a winding path or line. Serpentine coils. |
| sidelong | To or from one side; sideways. Shot out sidelong boughs. |
| sideways | Directed or moving to, towards, or from the side. He rambled through a number of subjects before making a sideways approach to what he really wanted. |
| skeptical | Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. A skeptical listener. |
| skew | Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line askew crooked. His hat looked slightly skew. |
| squint | The act of squinting looking with the eyes partly closed. Her left eye squinted slightly. |
| suspiciously | With a cautious distrust or suspicion of someone or something. Women have been eyed suspiciously by the Party. |
| twist | Do the twist. The path twisted through the forest. |
| unequal | A person or thing regarded as unequal to another in status or level. Two rooms of unequal size. |
| uneven | Variable and recurring at irregular intervals. The uneven distribution of resources. |
| winding | The act of winding or twisting. Our bedroom was at the top of a winding staircase. |
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