Synonyms of slant

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adjective (1)

as in oblique

running in a slanting direction

as they poked through the blinds, the slant rays of the setting sun created interesting patterns on the room's far wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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noun

1

as in slope

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

the road has just enough of a slant to make bicycling up it a little strenuous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• inclination
• incline
• gradient
• lean
• pitch
• diagonal
• rake
• ascent
• grade
• climb
• bank
• upgrade
• rise
• cant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dip
• fall
• descent
• declination
• decline
• hanging
• declivity
• declension
• downgrade
• receding
• hang

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as in perspective

a way of looking at or thinking about something

an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perspective
• viewpoint
• outlook
• angle
• opinion
• shoes
• point of view
• standpoint
• view
• vantage point
• interpretation
• eye view
• frame of reference
• mind
• spin
• take
• perception
• eye
• impression
• judgement
• belief
• conviction
• feeling
• sentiment
• verdict
• judgment
• mind-set
• notion
• persuasion

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verb (1)

1

as in to distort

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

• distort
• misrepresent
• twist
• obscure
• pervert
• cook
• color
• misstate
• falsify
• garble
• misinterpret
• complicate
• warp
• bend
• fudge
• misrelate
• censor
• confuse
• mistake
• mask
• veil
• disguise
• camouflage
• whitewash
• gloss (over)
• dissemble
• lie
• mistranslate
• misspeak
• misdescribe
• mix (up)
• bowdlerize
• mystify
• belie
• prevaricate
• equivocate
• fib
• confound
• palter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explain
• interpret
• illustrate
• clarify
• clear (up)
• illuminate
• spell out
• decipher

2

as in to slope

to set or cause to be at an angle

a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• tilt
• angle
• lean
• tip
• incline
• heel
• cock
• cant
• list
• pitch
• deviate
• bend
• bank
• retreat
• descend
• veer
• swerve
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• level
• flatten
• even

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adjective (2)

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
• asymmetric
• crazy
• atilt
• off plumb
• off-kilter
• asymmetrical
• unsymmetrical
• unbalanced
• cock-a-hoop
• contorted
• disordered
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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verb (2)

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
• levelling