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Perpendicular

🔄 Synonyms of "Perpendicular"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rightnoun	Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
uprightverb	Vertical; erect.
normalnoun	Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
plumbnoun	A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
orthogonalnoun	(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
verticalnoun	Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
upended	turned up on end
rectangular	Having a shape like a rectangle.
plumb linenoun	A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
unsloped	Not sloped.
english-gothicnoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting
english-gothic architecturenoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting
perpendicular stylenoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting

↔️ Antonyms of "Perpendicular"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
obliquenoun	Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
inclined	Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
parallelnoun	Equally distant from one another at all points.
horizontalnoun	Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perpendicular"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
orthogonal	(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
vertical	Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
rectangular	Having a shape like a rectangle.
plumb linenoun	A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
plumb	Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
steep	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
normal	Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
upright	Vertical; erect.
rightnoun	Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
unsloped	Not sloped.
english-gothicnoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting
english-gothic architecturenoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting
perpendicular stylenoun	a gothic style in 14th and 15th century england; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting
upended	turned up on end
transversely	In a transverse manner.
erectverb	Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
squarenoun	(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
right-angled	(not comparable, geometry) Having a right angle.
sheernoun	(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
upstanding	Honest; reputable; respectable.