slant

verb

ˈslant 

slanted; slanting; slants

intransitive verb

1

: to take a diagonal course, direction, or path

2

: to turn or incline from a right line or a level : slope

transitive verb

1

: to give an oblique or sloping direction to

2

: to interpret or present in line with a special interest : angle

stories slanted toward youth

especially : to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify

slantingly

ˈslan-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms of slant

• distort
• misrepresent
• twist

Examples of slant in a Sentence

The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees.

She slanted her hat a little to the right.

They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.

Recent Examples on the Web

Install a fence that’s slanted outward and about 3 feet tall with a short section buried underground. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

O’Neil’s job is to keep LIV functioning and growing in the wake of the PIF announcement, which means his point of view is obviously slanted in that direction. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Now that’s out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. —Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season. —Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Phrases Containing slant

• slant height

Rhymes for slant

• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• plant
• quant
• rant
• sant
• scant

Kids Definition

slant

1 of 2 verb

ˈslant 

1

: to turn or incline from a straight line or a level : slope

2

: to interpret or present according to a special viewpoint

slant

2 of 2 noun

1

: a slanting direction, line, or plane : slope

2

: something that slants

3

: a way of looking at something

get a new slant on the problem

slant adjective

slanty

ˈslant-ē 

adjective

Medical Definition

slant

noun

ˈslant 

: a culture medium solidified obliquely in a tube so as to increase the surface area

a blood-agar slant

compare stab sense 2a