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slanted

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slanted

1 inclined or twisted to one side

  • a slanted fence post
Synonyms of slanted

askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
Words Related to slanted

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular
Phrases Synonymous with slanted

out of plumb (or off plumb)
Near Antonyms of slanted

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Antonyms of slanted

even, level, straight

2 running in a slanting direction

  • slanted stripes
Synonyms of slanted

cant, canted, diagonal, graded, inclined, leaning, listing, oblique, pitched, raked, slant, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting
Near Antonyms of slanted

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

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