LEANED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

leaned

verb

past tense of lean

as in tilted

to set or cause to be at an angle just lean the ladder against the tree and climb up it

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as in tended

to show a liking or proneness (for something) the family's diet leans toward greasy food

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as in relied

to place reliance or trust you can always lean on me if you need help

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Recent Examples of leaned There’s something so unsettling about a game show where the contestants’ well-being is not considered, and The Tonight Show leaned into that uncanniness to great effect. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 The Horned Frogs leaned more on their passing game as the run game took a step back significantly in 2023. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Trump won the support of 48% of Latino voters, expanding Republican gains with a group that has long leaned Democratic. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Although much of his lineup leaned heavy-handed or overly undone, the most notable bias looks were the ones designed for ease, modernity and lightness. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Options trading in Meta and Tesla leaned bullish ahead of their reports Wednesday after the close, with Meta seeing more calls than puts. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Where Iran ads are most prevalent While the Iran war ads made up about 5% of the total TV spots aired across the competitive races, some contests leaned into the topic heavily. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 While the Iran war ads made up about 5% of the total TV spots aired across the competitive races, some contests leaned into the topic heavily. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 With a bigger budget from Netflix, Sy and Leterrier leaned further into the show’s superhero-like qualities, expanding its universe beyond the novels of Maurice Leblanc and weaving some futuristic elements. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned

Verb

But the free-throw numbers hardly tell the story of a series tilted toward Golden State.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The object is also tilted off the solar system’s plane by around 25 degrees, an arrangement that could be linked to disruptions caused by Neptune’s gravitational pull.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tilted

Verb

Our earliest notable tall residential structures didn’t appear until the second and third decades of the 20th century and tended to be rather conservative in their appearance — think large swaths of Lake Shore Drive on the Gold Coast.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The head crushes and smashes of so much yesteryear horror often tended to be funny, even if not intentionally so.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tended

Verb

Tiffany, who survived a small plane crash while campaigning, largely relied on three billionaire megadonors to outspend Crowley.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Locklin was up 22 percentage points in the Broward County portion of the district, which was added in this year’s redistricting, while Díaz-Balart relied on his strength in Miami-Dade to pull ahead by 22 points too.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

So, with a swanlike equanimity, her long neck sloped ever so slightly, her face hidden behind a veil, Adelaide greeted the visitor from Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
For now, the VIX futures curve is sloped healthily upward into coming months, but things can shift in a hurry.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloped

Verb

Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
The administration, for its part, said segregating the ballots was a modest request that would eventually allow legal votes to still be counted.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of counted

Verb

Content creators have angled to become the food critics of the short-form video era, each with their own schtick or eccentricities.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026
Its tight curves and angled seams recall aeronautic skins, giving the surface a sense of buzzing movement — an appropriate preview for what’s inside.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of angled

Verb

Resilience has never depended on assuming prevention will work every time.

— Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down statutory removal protections for agency heads depended on the idea that the agency head was exercising executive authority that must ultimately be accountable to the president.

— C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026