Synonyms of the word

obliquely

• adv. in an oblique manner; sideways.

aslant

• adj. slanting.
• adv. at a slant.
• prep. (archaic) diagonally over or across.

athwart

• adv. (archaic) From side to side; across.
• adv. (archaic) Across the path (of something).
• prep. (archaic) From one side to the other side of.
• prep. (nautical) Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.
• prep. (archaic) Across the path or course of; opposing.

sidelong

• adj. Directed to the side; sideways.
• adj. Slanting or sloping; oblique.
• adj. Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
• adv. Towards the side; sideways.
• adv. obliquely.

sideways

• n. plural of sideway.
• adj. Moving or directed toward one side.
• adj. (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
• adj. (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
• adj. (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
• adj. (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
• adv. With a side to the front.
• adv. Towards one side.
• adv. Askance; sidelong.
• adv. (informal) Neither upward nor downward.