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oblique

oblique is a synonym of diagonal

adjective [ uh-bleek, oh-bleek ]

oblique is another word for diagonal

Diagonal means sloping or joining two opposite corners that don’t share a side (a diagonal stripe).

Oblique also means sloping or slanted (Oblique lines filled in the background).

✅ Both of these terms refer to things that are straight but not perpendicular.

Oblique can also mean not parallel, and more metaphorically it can mean indirect or underhand (She spoke in oblique ways about the problem).

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bound

bound is a synonym of skip

verb [ bound ]

bound is another word for skip

Skip means to move in a light way, hopping or leaping forward with each foot (I skipped to the bakery).

Bound means to move by leaping or jumping (The cat bounded from one surface to the next).

✅ Both of these words mean to move lightly and springily.

Bound suggests larger or longer leaps than skip (I saw children skipping in the park; The dog bounded across the field).

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periphery

periphery is a synonym of fringe

noun [ puh-rif-uh-ree ]

periphery is another word for fringe

Fringe refers to the outer edge of something (We found signs of alien life on the fringe of mapped space).

Periphery refers to the edge or outskirts (He lived on the periphery of civilization).

✅ Both of these terms refer to the edges of a place or area.

✅ Both words also suggest the idea of permeable edges, where a place can be both inside and outside of a space or area at the same time (At the fringes of the city, you can see the natural world taking over).

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