Synonyms and Antonyms for diagonal
1. diagonal (adj.)
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
2. diagonal (n.)
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
3. diagonal (n.)
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
4. diagonal (n.)
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
6. diagonal (n.)
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
7. diagonal (n.)
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
