SLANTING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

slanting 1 of 2

adjective

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole

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verb

present participle of slant

as in distorting

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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as in sloping

to set or cause to be at an angle a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

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Recent Examples of slanting

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Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 There have been many other variations of this, all usually slanting toward a heavy exposure to public equities. — Christian Faes, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 The ridges all lean the same way, slanting and curving in from the lower left of the frame, which ESA noted reflects the direction of the prevailing wind in this region. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Worse, slanting political lines so that one party or the other is guaranteed victory only widens the gulf that has helped turn Washington’s into its current slough of dysfunction. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025 In footage shared on social media, verified by Reuters, the large bridge can be seen slanting to one side with people below. — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Sun slanting through tree line. — AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanting

Adjective

Carl lowers his head like a hitter hit by a pitch, then rouses himself and breaks into a stiff, elderly trot, shooting a salute over at whoever’s inside the tilted little guard hut.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The tilted surfaces were mostly chosen to mimic raindrops in the real world.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tilted

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But attorneys for the group Defenders of Wildlife said the government was distorting the environmental law’s definition of a species by focusing only on the populations in Minnesota and the Northern Rockies.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The absurdist look at greed and climate change, reality and the distorting power of media, feckless world leaders and rapacious billionaires, struggled to get off the ground.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of distorting

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Any normal mattress would’ve been an improvement over our current one, a sub-$300 queen-size nightmare of sloping sides and too-springy springs.

— Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The brush was flattened and rivulets of water ran back toward the sound, which was now miraculously some 100 yards away down a sloping bank.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sloping

Adjective

However, sodium metal is highly reactive, and its interaction with conventional liquid electrolytes can cause unwanted chemical reactions and uneven metal deposits called dendrites.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Hiring in 2026 has resulted in an uneven demographic shift in the workforce, according to survey estimates analyzed by the Post.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of uneven

Verb

Customers filed lawsuits alleging Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The statement called on Cofer to stop misrepresenting her opponent’s record.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of misrepresenting

Adjective

Serpentine is set in a seemingly quiet New England town where organized crime, crooked cops, buried secrets and the intensely competitive world of figure skating begin to collide.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
New York — Down a dim, crooked hallway inside the Jay Street Lofts, a hulking brick relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past, Naomi Mishkin is conducting a radical fashion experiment.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of crooked

Verb

Each pointer prompted a new question, Miller leaning close to the screen for nearly 20 minutes of extra preparation.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The cost figures draw on the Family Budget Calculator developed by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute from federal data on rents, food costs and consumer spending, with The Post’s own health care estimates.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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