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slantwise

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adverb

as in downwards
so as to slant be careful not to lay the first boards slantwise, or the whole bookcase won't be straight

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slantwise
Adjective
  • Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Standout additions included the Isidora pointy pumps with oblique block heels — especially striking in a bicolor patent version — and the brand’s first sneakers.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Seahawks began the game without outside linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence (quad), then lost outside linebacker Derick Hall (oblique) after the first drive, while the Bucs started backups at right guard and right tackle.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After years of uneven results, prospects at main camp gave an indication that this season might be different.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Geographic and demographic disparities The uneven distribution of EV charging infrastructure is a huge challenge.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Still down 20-17, the Razorbacks failed on fourth-and-5 from the Tennessee 25 later in the third quarter, and quarterback Taylen Green lost his second fumble of the game early in the fourth at the Arkansas 19.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of squandering a potential big inning, the Cubs had put up a crooked number.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.
    Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.
    Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Now draw an imaginary line diagonally through the Dipper's bowl from Dubhe (the upper right star in the bowl) down through Phecda (the lower left star in the bowl) and extend that line downward about twice the distance between those two stars and that will bring you to the vicinity of Cor Caroli.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The stairs in front of the house extend downward, giving the illusion of a tongue sticking out of the mouth.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wooden vessels for polar exploration typically reinforced the hulls internally with diagonal support beams, which braced the sides of the ship against lateral compression from powerful sea ice, said Tuhkuri, who researches the mechanics of ice.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Arrange half of the diagonal banana slices over pastry cream.
    Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Slantwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantwise. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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