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adjective

Definition of slantnext
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

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slant

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noun

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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

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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking

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slant

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verb

ˈslant How to pronounce slant (audio)
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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

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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

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Recent Examples of slant
Adjective
Step up your denim game with this wide-leg style, featuring a two-button waist closure, exposed seams down the front, whisker creases, and slant pockets. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 At an event with the Bay Area Book Festival, Namwali and Cathy discuss slant rhymes, slanted grammars, and the slanting light Morrison wields in the passage to describe how a City stirs up beauty, violence, music, and love. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Noun
Only three routes had looked comfortable for the frosh QB 1 — the flat, the slant and the inside dig. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026 Dixon-Wyatt dusted his defender off the line to catch a red-zone slant for a score. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
Despite those altruistic goals, from the beginning, the commission faced criticism that the composition and agenda of the body were slanted toward a conservative Christian perspective. — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Always slanted in one direction, of course. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
  1. oblique
  2. slope
  3. perspective
  4. distort
  5. tilt
  6. sloping
  7. inclination
  8. viewpoint
Adjective
  • At best, the invitation to become a white-leader draws an oblique link between white paint and the discourse of racial discrimination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Reaves missed those games — and his shot at his first All-NBA and All-Star selections — because of right groin soreness in November, a left calf strain in December and January, and a left oblique strain in April.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblique
Noun
  • From shredding the slopes in the winter to floating on the water in the summer, the unofficial capital of the Sierra Nevada sees outdoorsy travelers constantly flocking to its campsites and cabins.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The land on which Thwaites sits slopes downward, meaning as the glacier melts, more ice is exposed to warm ocean water.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of slope
Noun
  • By tonight, the Moon enters Aquarius and your perspective gets much wider.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • From this perspective, if Nick Richards is guaranteed for the season, there seemingly would be less need to have Vlad Goldin available for emergency use.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of perspective
Verb
  • While there are men who have been affected — George Brett Olson has been one vocal example — the majority affected seem to be women, whose likenesses are often exaggerated or distorted for the purposes of sexualization.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The carbon molecules then distort the star’s light so much that almost all of it is squeezed into wavelengths beyond 600 nanometres.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Technological dominance has been tilting toward Moscow of late, exposing Ukraine’s vulnerability to Russia’s relentlessly modernizing war machine.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But even those examples fall far short of the sort of figures that would tilt the scales in any outcomes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tilt
Adjective
  • Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of sloping
Noun
  • At Roberto Cavalli, makeup artist Yadim had the same inclination for highly pigmented metallic shades, a choice that punctuated key looks also at Jil Sander.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inclination
Noun
  • The filmmakers say their goal is to humanize community members with different viewpoints.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Detractors attacked the moment with glee, but that viewpoint ends up being shortsighted.
    — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of viewpoint

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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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