Synonyms of slanting

slanting 1 of 2

adjective

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side

an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• uneven
• crooked
• oblique
• slanted
• tipping
• skewed
• listing
• lopsided
• pitched
• aslant
• slantwise
• out of plumb
• awry
• cockeyed
• askew
• distorted
• asymmetric
• crazy
• atilt
• off plumb
• off-kilter
• asymmetrical
• unsymmetrical
• unbalanced
• cock-a-hoop
• contorted
• disordered
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• level
• even
• uniform
• regular
• orderly
• balanced
• symmetrical
• symmetric
• ordered

slanting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slant

1

as in distorting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorting
• misrepresenting
• twisting
• obscuring
• falsifying
• misstating
• perverting
• misinterpreting
• garbling
• cooking
• complicating
• warping
• bending
• fudging
• coloring
• censoring
• misrelating
• confusing
• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• mistaking
• misdescribing
• whitewashing
• dissembling
• veiling
• mistranslating
• lying
• misspeaking
• mystifying
• glossing (over)
• bowdlerizing
• belying
• mixing (up)
• paltering
• equivocating
• prevaricating
• fibbing
• confounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explaining
• interpreting
• illustrating
• illuminating
• clarifying
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in sloping

to set or cause to be at an angle

a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sloping
• tilting
• leaning
• angling
• inclining
• tipping
• cocking
• listing
• pitching
• canting
• heeling
• bending
• deviating
• descending
• banking
• retreating
• veering
• reclining
• declining
• swerving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evening
• straightening
• flattening
• leveling
• levelling