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

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