Synonyms of oblique

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adjective

1

as in uneven

inclined or twisted to one side

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uneven
• tilted
• crooked
• skewed
• slanting
• slanted
• lopsided
• tipping
• pitched
• asymmetric
• out of plumb
• listing
• aslant
• awry
• slantwise
• asymmetrical
• off-kilter
• distorted
• crazy
• cockeyed
• askew
• unsymmetrical
• atilt
• off plumb
• unbalanced
• contorted
• cock-a-hoop
• irregular
• disordered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• level
• regular
• even
• uniform
• orderly
• symmetric
• symmetrical
• balanced
• ordered

2

as in sloping

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 & Similar Words

• sloping
• diagonal
• leaning
• sloped
• slant
• tilting
• tilted
• slanted
• graded
• pitched
• canted
• slantwise
• inclined
• listing
• raked
• cant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• horizontal
• vertical
• level
• up-and-down
• parallel
• perpendicular
• plumb

obliqueness

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noun

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the deliberate obliqueness of his reply left her wondering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• obliquity
• opaqueness
• opacity
• inscrutability
• nebulousness
• mystery
• uncertainty
• murkiness
• complexity
• nebulosity
• darkness
• obscurity
• equivocation
• vagueness
• equivocalness
• depth
• indistinctness
• indefiniteness
• impenetrability
• inscrutableness
• incomprehensibility
• indirectness
• mistiness
• dimness
• haziness
• fuzziness
• faintness
• cloudiness
• fogginess
• obtuseness
• abstruseness
• profoundness
• difficulty
• circuity
• deepness
• reconditeness
• circuitousness
• complication
• shade
• incomprehensibleness
• shadow
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• obviousness
• brightness
• plainness
• intelligibility
• legibility
• certainty
• comprehensibility
• distinctness
• directness
• exactness
• incision
• definiteness
• lucidity
• incisiveness
• perspicuity
• surety
• openness
• explicitness
• forthrightness
• visibility
• straightforwardness
• readability
• self-evidence
• tangibility
• lucidness
• obviousness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness