oblique

1 inclined or twisted to one side gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye Synonyms askew, aslant, atilt, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, awry, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, unevenRelated Words asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical; contorted, disordered, distorted, irregularNear Antonyms ordered, orderly, regular, uniform; balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)Antonyms 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 cant, canted, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, diagonal, pitched, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tiltingNear Antonyms horizontal, level; plumb, up-and-down, vertical; parallel, perpendicular