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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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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of slant (Entry 2 of 3)
1
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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2
a way of looking at or thinking about something
- an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking
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- belief,
- conviction,
- eye,
- feeling,
- judgment
- (or judgement),
- mind,
- mind-set,
- notion,
- opinion,
- perception,
- persuasion,
- sentiment,
- verdict,
- view
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slant
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of slant (Entry 3 of 3)
1
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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2
to set or cause to be at an angle
- a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle
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The first known use of slant was in 1644
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