LEANED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

leaned

verb

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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 Cliffside Confessions Since establishing his BASE jump guiding company in 2022, LaJeunesse has leaned into the hardships some of his clients want to face. —

Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026 The Oscar nominee leaned into the logomania trend earlier this month, posing for Instagram photos in a sheer little black dress interwoven with Gucci's signature monogram. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 Floral Print No matter if her style leaned more bohemian or traditional, a 1970s mom loved her floral prints. —

Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026 Trump, in other words, has sunk close to post-January 6th territory with the public—not exactly the moment for a speech that leaned hard into the President’s Panglossian conviction that a country with him as its leader must be doing pretty damn great. —

Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Mix High and Low Working within the family’s somewhat limited budget, Wood leaned heavily on affordable materials, with a few splurges thrown in. —

Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026 Chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell have leaned into value offerings to try to win back customers. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 The brand has leaned into women’s sports in recent years, including a partnership with Togethxr to expand women’s basketball viewership and a deal with the WNBPA to boost the WNBA All-Star weekend prize pool to $115,000 each of the last two years. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Collins, who has often shared her admiration for Hepburn with fans and leaned into her striking resemblance to the late star in past photo shoots, celebrate the news on social media Monday. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026

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During the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere receive roughly the same amount of sunlight since neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away from the sun, the almanac said.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
That's because the moon's orbit is tilted by about five degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, which means most full moons pass above or below Earth's shadow — the reason why there isn't an eclipse every month.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026