Synonyms of sloping

sloping 1 of 2

adjective

as in sloped

running in a slanting direction

a sloping ray of light that illuminates the painting's central figure is symbolic of heavenly inspiration

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sloping

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verb

present participle of slope

as in tilting

to set or cause to be at an angle

they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evening
• straightening
• flattening
• leveling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sloping

Adjective

There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials. — Ryan Brennan may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

As part of his new collection for the brand, Arnold unveiled a new shape—a slightly sloping, almost smile-like pleat that’s simultaneously nonchalant and fully sophisticated. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026

Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025

Verb

Every few months, another sleek electric coupe emerges with rounded fenders, a sloping roofline, and enough rear haunch to invite inevitable comparisons. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026

The design may be physically attractive, and despite the sloping coupe rear, there’s plenty of passenger space. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Beyond the road lie much smaller buildings organized in neat rows made up of a jumble of hard angles—porch steps, open windows, sloping roofs—that seem to spring spontaneously from the ground. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

This one from Arhaus is currently over $1,000 off, with sloping arms for all-day comfort. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Then there is the fate of the incumbent, who fled Tibet’s capital Lhasa for India in 1959 just days before red Chinese troops bombarded the sloping granite walls of his Potala Palace home. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

The intention is for native plants and wildlife to remain undisturbed in the sloping steeps. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Proper depths over a gradually sloping bottom didn’t produce nearly so many hits as did the same depths near a steep underwater bank. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Tiered terraces travel down the sloping backyard past granite outcroppings and towering pines before opening to panoramic views across the entire Lake Tahoe basin. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 June 2026