12
transverse(adjective, horizontal, oblique, slanting, sloping)
10
across(adjective, adverb, preposition, space, side)
9
transversal(adjective, horizontal, obstructive, oblique, slanting)
7
cross(noun, adjective, crossing, across)
7
crossways(adjective, adverb, obstructive, oblique, slanting)
7
thwart(verb, adjective, horizontal, crossing, oblique)
6
athwart(adjective, adverb, against, crossing, across)
6
diagonal(adjective, diagonal, angled)
6
transversely(adjective, adverb, preposition, past, obstructive)
5
aslant(adjective, adverb, obstructive, oblique, askew)
5
contrariwise(adjective, obstructive, oblique, akimbo, sloping)
5
crossing(adjective, horizontal, across)
5
sideways(adjective, adverb, oblique, sloping, across)
5
traverse(noun, adjective, horizontal, across)
3
biased(adjective, diagonal)
3
crisscross(noun, adjective, across)
3
inclined(adjective, diagonal)
3
slanting(adjective, diagonal)
3
sloping(adjective, diagonal)
2
angled(adjective, diagonal)
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