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slanting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slanting

inclined or twisted to one side

an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole

Synonyms of slanting

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

Words Related to slanting

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), unbalanced, unsymmetrical

contorted, disordered, distorted, irregular

Phrases Synonymous with slanting

out of plumb (or off plumb)

Near Antonyms of slanting

ordered, orderly, regular, uniform

balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)

Antonyms of slanting

even, level, straight

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