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Synonyms & Antonyms of slanting
(Entry 1 of 2)
inclined or twisted to one side
- an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole
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Phrases Synonymous with slanting
- out of plumb
- (or off plumb)
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slanting
verbpresent participle of slant
Synonyms & Antonyms of slanting (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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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2
to set or cause to be at an angle
- a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle
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- evening,
- flattening,
- leveling
- (or levelling),
- straightening
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