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Synonyms for askew

Adjective

1. askew, awry(predicate), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff, crooked (vs. straight)
usage: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

Adverb

1. askew, awry, skew-whiff
usage: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
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