Synonyms of slant

slant 1 of 3

adjective

as in oblique

running in a slanting direction

as they poked through the blinds, the slant rays of the setting sun created interesting patterns on the room's far wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

slant

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noun

1

as in slope

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

the road has just enough of a slant to make bicycling up it a little strenuous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• inclination
• incline
• gradient
• lean
• pitch
• diagonal
• rake
• ascent
• grade
• climb
• bank
• upgrade
• rise
• cant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dip
• fall
• descent
• declination
• decline
• hanging
• declivity
• declension
• downgrade
• receding
• hang

2

as in perspective

a way of looking at or thinking about something

an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perspective
• viewpoint
• outlook
• angle
• opinion
• shoes
• point of view
• standpoint
• view
• vantage point
• eye view
• frame of reference
• interpretation
• mind
• spin
• take
• perception
• eye
• impression
• belief
• conviction
• sentiment
• feeling
• judgment
• verdict
• mind-set
• notion
• persuasion

slant

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verb

ˈslant 

1

as in to distort

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distort
• misrepresent
• twist
• obscure
• pervert
• cook
• color
• misstate
• falsify
• garble
• misinterpret
• complicate
• warp
• bend
• fudge
• misrelate
• censor
• confuse
• mistake
• mask
• veil
• disguise
• camouflage
• whitewash
• gloss (over)
• dissemble
• lie
• mistranslate
• misspeak
• misdescribe
• mix (up)
• bowdlerize
• mystify
• belie
• prevaricate
• equivocate
• fib
• confound
• palter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explain
• interpret
• illustrate
• clarify
• clear (up)
• illuminate
• spell out
• decipher

2

as in to slope

to set or cause to be at an angle

a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• tilt
• angle
• lean
• tip
• incline
• heel
• cock
• cant
• list
• pitch
• deviate
• bend
• bank
• retreat
• descend
• veer
• swerve
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• level
• flatten
• even

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slant

Adjective

In Week 4 of that season against the Atlanta Falcons, Brown caught a pass on a slant route and went 55 yards for a score, the first of his two touchdowns that game. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 May 2026

The pants are outfitted with whisker creases at the thighs, double side seams, and slant pockets. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026

Noun

With a chateau or Christmas market visit scheduled almost every day, the November and December itineraries have a clear holiday slant. — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

Others want the analysis that is included with the specific slant of their choice. — Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Verb

Install a fence that’s slanted outward and about 3 feet tall with a short section buried underground. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

Now that’s out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026