How to Spell athwart

athwart

//əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t//

athwart - adverb

  • From side to side; across.
  • Across the path (of something).
  • Wrongly; perplexingly.
Source: Free Dictionary
"Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart."

Usage examples

Athwart is an unusual word meaning across something, or going against someone's plans. It's rarely used in everyday speech but appears in older stories.

athwart - thesaurus

Synonyms: overthwart, opposing

SpellingJoy score for athwart

SpellingJoy Gematria

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188

Letter Values

A
4
T
21
H
9
W
24
A
1
R
19
T
23

Common misspellings

athwart, athwort, athwert

Word family

thwart