Oblique and Perpendicular

Opposite meaning words

Oblique adjective - Running in a slanting direction.

Usage example: in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm

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Perpendicular is an antonym for oblique.

Nearby Words: obliquity, obliquely

Perpendicular adjective - Intersecting at or forming right angles.

Usage example: the axes are perpendicular to each other

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Oblique is an antonym for perpendicular.

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