Horizontally
Horizontally adverb - In a horizontal direction.
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Synonyms for Horizontally
Straight and horizontally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adverb "Horizontally".
Nearby Words: horizontal, Horizonte
Straight
Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.
Horizontally and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horizontally" instead an adverb "Straight".
Both words in one sentence
- The very first Metroid game only let you shoot horizontally and straight up, and you can't duck.
Source: Denial of Diagonal Attack -
At his highest level of strength he can jump half a mile horizontally and thousands of feet straight up.
Source: Not Quite Flight -
Batman first used his grappling gun in the 1989 Tim Burton movie, though in this case he tended to use them just to go straight up, or horizontally on a zipline rather than swinging like Spider-Man.
Source: Building Swing
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