Synonyms of slanted

slanted 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side

a slanted fence post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• crooked
• uneven
• oblique
• slanting
• skewed
• tipping
• lopsided
• pitched
• listing
• cockeyed
• aslant
• out of plumb
• distorted
• awry
• askew
• slantwise
• crazy
• asymmetrical
• off-kilter
• atilt
• unbalanced
• unsymmetrical
• contorted
• cock-a-hoop
• disordered
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• level
• regular
• uniform
• even
• balanced
• orderly
• symmetrical
• ordered

2

as in oblique

running in a slanting direction

slanted stripes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oblique
• leaning
• sloping
• sloped
• diagonal
• slant
• tilted
• tilting
• graded
• pitched
• listing
• canted
• raked
• inclined
• cant
• slantwise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vertical
• horizontal
• level
• parallel
• up-and-down
• perpendicular
• plumb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• obscured
• perverted
• misinterpreted
• colored
• complicated
• warped
• misstated
• garbled
• falsified
• cooked
• bent
• fudged
• confused
• censored
• misrelated
• disguised
• whitewashed
• veiled
• camouflaged
• masked
• mistook
• mistranslated
• lied
• belied
• dissembled
• misspoke
• bowdlerized
• glossed (over)
• misdescribed
• mystified
• mixed (up)
• confounded
• equivocated
• fibbed
• paltered
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreted
• explained
• illustrated
• illuminated
• clarified
• cleared (up)
• spelled out
• deciphered

2

as in sloped

to set or cause to be at an angle

a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• sloped
• angled
• leaned
• tipped
• inclined
• cocked
• canted
• listed
• pitched
• heeled
• deviated
• banked
• bent
• veered
• descended
• retreated
• swerved
• reclined
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• straightened
• leveled
• evened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slanted

Adjective

The incoming wave hits a slanted wall, bounces off at an angle, and rapidly spirals into complete unpredictability. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

The home has other unusual features as well, like a custom triple bunk bed tucked under a skylight that’s cut to the angle of the slanted ceiling. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026

The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics. — Literary Hub, 23 July 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

Verb

True, Francesca Hong hates America, Thanksgiving and most national holidays, and is anti-Israel and anything slanted to the true American ideals that made our country great. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Cars 2 and 3 also appear to be slanted downward, in contrast to the position of the rest of the vehicles. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

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