ANGLE Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈaŋ-gəl

Definition of angle

as in side

a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded from this angle, that car looks gray, not brown

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Relevance

as in perspective

a way of looking at or thinking about something what's your angle on the problem?

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as in curvature

something that curves or is curved the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns

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angle

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verb

as in to slope

to set or cause to be at an angle angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight

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Recent Examples of angle

Noun

The noise, the storytelling, the feeling, the multiple angles of everything, by a thousand. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Plenty of states use the tax code to encourage workforce development, but Colorado is approaching the issue from an uncommon angle. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Verb

Thiero angled himself into the paint with a drive after a side screen from point guard William Hickey, drawing a switch from Thunder forward Buddy Boeheim while Mara instinctively sunk into the paint. — Law Murray, New York Times, 11 July 2026 The weeklong preliminary hearing has attracted intense media coverage and spectators who have angled for one of the 14 seats in the courtroom that are reserved for the public. — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for angle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle

Noun

The normally fluid attack of the World Cup betting favorites was suffocated by a Spanish side whose midfield dominated.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of side

Noun

The famed physicist’s revolutionary general theory of relativity debuted in 1915, positing that gravity can be understood as objects falling along the curvature of spacetime.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
The large 55-inch display gives you plenty of screen real estate, and the 1000R curvature wraps around your eyes for unparalleled immersion.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

Definition of curvature

Verb

The device lacked its battery, turning it from an electronic measure of distance and slope into a set of binoculars.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Beyond the road lie much smaller buildings organized in neat rows made up of a jumble of hard angles—porch steps, open windows, sloping roofs—that seem to spring spontaneously from the ground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of slope

Noun

There will be ceremonial aspects that feel uniquely Spanish, Portuguese or Moroccan, but there need not be military aircrafts flying overhead or the host country’s anthem played before matches.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of aspect

Noun

Another must-see viewpoint is from Wawel Royal Castle complex, which overlooks the Vistula River.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
As the sides dig in heading into the final months before a potential lockout, here’s the data and the viewpoints from both sides.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of viewpoint

Noun

Netflix’s decade-plus run of TV dominance means Wall Street and others judge it on an unforgiving curve, and when issues crop up — like this last stretch of mediocre ratings — folks are going to take notice.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Investors will still take note of Treasury moves, but volatility should be watched at the short end of the curve (a year or two), rather than at the long end (10- and 30-year Treasuries).

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of curve

Verb

The divide between scholars and critics seems in part a matter of whether the balance should tilt toward Nolan or Homer.

— Hillel Italie, Fortune, 20 July 2026
French dreams of the yellow jersey never really got going, but Julian Alaphilippe did win two stages and the polka dot jersey, a precursor to his valiant and oh-so-close GC tilt the following year.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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