Synonyms of slanting

slanting 1 of 2

adjective

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side

an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

slanting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slant

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorting
• misrepresenting
• twisting
• obscuring
• falsifying
• misstating
• perverting
• misinterpreting
• garbling
• cooking
• complicating
• warping
• bending
• fudging
• coloring
• censoring
• misrelating
• confusing
• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• mistaking
• misdescribing
• whitewashing
• dissembling
• veiling
• mistranslating
• lying
• misspeaking
• mystifying
• glossing (over)
• bowdlerizing
• belying
• mixing (up)
• paltering
• equivocating
• prevaricating
• fibbing
• confounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explaining
• interpreting
• illustrating
• illuminating
• clarifying
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in sloping

to set or cause to be at an angle

a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sloping
• tilting
• leaning
• angling
• inclining
• tipping
• cocking
• listing
• pitching
• canting
• heeling
• bending
• deviating
• descending
• banking
• retreating
• veering
• reclining
• declining
• swerving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evening
• straightening
• flattening
• leveling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slanting

Verb

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