slanted 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side a slanted fence post

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2
as in oblique
running in a slanting direction slanted stripes

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slanted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of slant
1
as in distorted
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
as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

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Recent Examples of slanted
Adjective
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 With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 That year, French propagandist Louis Dubroca, a mouthpiece of the Napoleonic government, published a slanted, factually incorrect biography of Dessalines. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 The ingredients are tumbled in a large slanted drum, allowing the hot, sticky asphalt cement to thoroughly coat the stones and sand. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 The planets will appear gathered along a slanted line. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Our top tweezer picks Joey Healy, a brow expert based in NYC and founder of the Joey Healy Eyebrow Studio, recommends that everyone carry a pair of slanted tweezers. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 June 2026 No one credible thinks of the Crime Lab as partisan or slanted. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 There’s an ease and organicism to these melodies that recalls the ramshackle sparkle of Arthur Russell’s home recordings, or Daniel Johnston’s slanted pop songs. — Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 22 May 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 Sinks on the vanity have slanted, green marble angles giving them a trendy look, and the faucet’s water spray is equivalent to a drenching rainfall shower (wide, strong, and incredibly impressive). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 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 Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 The beats are slanted yet symmetrical, like a high-speed wind tunnel of pure adrenaline. — Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026 Each one is slanted towards dam removal because the effort is generally agreeable to most. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanted
  1. tilted
  2. oblique
  3. distorted
  4. sloped
  5. crooked
  6. sloping
  7. misrepresented
  8. angled
Adjective
  • Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
  • Citi maintained that risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside, as Iran retains significant control over the timing and terms of any potential agreement to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz energy route.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Definition of tilted
Adjective
  • One thing that could hurt the Giants’ vibe moving forward is the health of outfielder Victor Bericoto, who left the game with an oblique injury after striking out on a foul tip in the fifth inning.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • But after rejoining the Atlanta Braves in late June following a right oblique strain that had him out for nearly a month, the 25-year-old catcher endured a 2-for-43 skid and looked like a shell of himself at the plate.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of oblique
Verb
  • More work needed But with the breaks, these phonons are scattered, atomic bonds are distorted, and the whole lattice is changed so that heat can’t travel easily.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Some call it life-altering, with out-of-body experiences, incredibly vivid hallucinations, distorted time perception, and… encounters with mysterious entities.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Definition of distorted
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  • The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.
    — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Definition of sloped
Adjective
  • Resurrection Dex’s Resurrection is an uncomfortably honest and self-critical mixtape about the British rapper attempting to reform his crooked ways.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • 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
  • Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials.
    — Ryan Brennan May 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Definition of sloping
Verb
  • Abernethy specifically accused Carlson of numerous episodes of unprofessional conduct while alleging both swim coaches fostered conflict and misrepresented facts to school officials, including a campaign of false accusations against her.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • If she is later found to have misrepresented her finances, the full amount will immediately become due.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of misrepresented
Verb
  • Cascading waterfall spouts that line the middle of the pool, meantime, are specially angled to target stress points on your body.
    — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2026
  • Most systems rely on horizontal or angled training to promote lateral growth of flowering stems.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of angled

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