canted 1 of 2

as in oblique
running in a slanting direction an odd little house, built with deliberately canted windows and not one right angle

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canted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canted
Adjective
  • After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Big Dipper will be hanging low in the sky, its bowl tilted towards due north.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal daylight and darkness.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.
    Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Seen previously on models like NZXT’s own H6 Flow and the more recent APNX V1, angled fan mounts like those on the H9 Flow RGB offer the best of both worlds.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Canted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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