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oblique

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of oblique

1 inclined or twisted to one side

  • gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye
Synonyms of oblique

askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to oblique

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with oblique

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of oblique

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of oblique

even, level, straight

2 running in a slanting direction

  • in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm
Synonyms of oblique

cant, canted, diagonal, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, pitched, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting
Near Antonyms of oblique

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

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