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

Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

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

The Weekly Pattern Turning to the weekly chart, RRC has been trading in an upward-sloping channel going back to late 2022. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Leave the creek to walk any flat to gently sloping grass flats for gray partridge. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Adults can sit comfortably in the back, but taller passengers lose some headroom because of the sloping roof. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The library is a modernist triumph, featuring a vast, sloping glass façade. — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

On Saturdays, Riverwalk Market Fair fills a small leafy park sloping down to the Cannon River with vendors selling fine art, fresh produce, and artisan food. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026

Retaining Walls If your sloping backyard is over 45 degrees, adding retaining walls is almost necessary to prevent the soil from washing away. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026

Cut at a 45-degree angle, sloping down toward the center of the rosebush. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

Sprawling acres of largely barren farmland, still owned by the sugarcane plantations that dominated the islands’ economy for a century, line the side of the highway here, gently sloping toward the craggy green cliffs of the Waimea Canyon. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026