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Synonyms of skew

40 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for skew is project. Other synonyms of skew are launch, cast, toss, pitch and sling.

Synonyms and similar words for skew

verbTo bias or distort in a particular direction.

verbTo hurl or throw.

  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • throw
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • neither parallel nor perpendicular

Opposite of skew

verbTo form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

Meaning of skew

  1. verb To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
  2. verb To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
  3. verb To bias or distort in a particular direction.

Full definition of skew

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Questions about synonyms of skew

What is another word for skew?
Skew has 40 synonyms on Word.ws, such as project, launch, cast, toss, pitch, sling, fling and shy.
What is the opposite of skew?
The opposite of skew is unskew.
What does skew mean?
Skew means to form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skew (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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