oblique

oblique

adjective

Definition of OBLIQUE

1

inclined or twisted to one side <gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye>

Synonyms askew, aslant, atilt, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven

Related Words asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical; contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular

Near Antonyms ordered, orderly, regular, uniform; balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)

Antonyms even, level, straight

2

running in a slanting direction <in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm>

Synonyms cant, canted, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, oblique, pitched, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting

Near Antonyms horizontal, level; plumb, up-and-down, vertical; parallel, perpendicular