All perpendicular synonyms
per·pen·dic·u·lar
P p adj perpendicular
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- in a row — lined up
- longways — longwise.
- bolt upright — If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight.
- in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- mullioned — a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- crossways — crosswise.
- collinear — lying on the same straight line
- aslant — at a slant
- crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- declivitous — fairly steep
- linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
adjective perpendicular
- arrect — (of animals' ears) pricked up
- erect — Rigidly upright or straight.
- erectile — Able to become erect.
- yoyo — a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.