1
as in oblique
inclined or twisted to one side
stared at me with a tilted head and a quizzical look
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2
as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
the floors of the old house were tilted slightly
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as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
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Recent Examples of tilted
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The tilted pinnacle resembles a jaunty ship cutting through clear air.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Uranus, the tilted ice giant that spins on its side and keeps scientists guessing.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
On the tilted path, just inside the gate, Tamsin kisses her mother’s cheek very close to the lips.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Each summer, the iconic outline seen on postcards is a little taller and a touch more tilted than in winter, a living reminder that even seemingly rigid monuments are quietly responsive to the temperature of the world that surrounds them.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
This is still a film about Eminem, albeit with the slightly tilted view of the Stans’ perspective.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal daylight and darkness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Energy enters the Earth system in daily cycles, the bulk of it going to whichever half of the planet is tilted toward the sun (and experiencing summer).
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
That balance tilted heavily down the stretch.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
That same year, Swin Cash, then with the New York Liberty, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, not in her uniform but in a bright red Michael Kors silk chiffon dress, head tilted back and lips slightly parted.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The findings come 10 months after the 2024 election, during which young men tilted rightward.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This allowed the craft to maintain control and stability even when sharply tilted against the current.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The two envisioned a 19th-century club chair when crafting it, and the result is this ergonomic and dramatically tilted swivel chair that looks like the best recliner and most luxurious office chair ever.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
With its wide and deep imaging of the sky, Rubin is expected to discover thousands of new trans-Neptunian objects in the Kuiper Belt, which may confirm the tilted plane or mark it as a statistical fluke.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The tilted pinnacle resembles a jaunty ship cutting through clear air.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Uranus, the tilted ice giant that spins on its side and keeps scientists guessing.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
On the tilted path, just inside the gate, Tamsin kisses her mother’s cheek very close to the lips.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Each summer, the iconic outline seen on postcards is a little taller and a touch more tilted than in winter, a living reminder that even seemingly rigid monuments are quietly responsive to the temperature of the world that surrounds them.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
This is still a film about Eminem, albeit with the slightly tilted view of the Stans’ perspective.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Big Dipper will be hanging low in the sky, its bowl tilted towards due north.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal daylight and darkness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Energy enters the Earth system in daily cycles, the bulk of it going to whichever half of the planet is tilted toward the sun (and experiencing summer).
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
That balance tilted heavily down the stretch.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
That same year, Swin Cash, then with the New York Liberty, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, not in her uniform but in a bright red Michael Kors silk chiffon dress, head tilted back and lips slightly parted.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The findings come 10 months after the 2024 election, during which young men tilted rightward.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This allowed the craft to maintain control and stability even when sharply tilted against the current.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The two envisioned a 19th-century club chair when crafting it, and the result is this ergonomic and dramatically tilted swivel chair that looks like the best recliner and most luxurious office chair ever.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilted
Adjective
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After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Conventional cooling systems often rely on cold plates that offer indirect contact with battery cells, which can result in uneven temperature distribution.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Polishing and setting diamonds on uneven surfaces is a rare skill and Chopard does it all in-house.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Seen previously on models like NZXT’s own H6 Flow and the more recent APNX V1, angled fan mounts like those on the H9 Flow RGB offer the best of both worlds.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their boss, the only one not carrying a blaster, pointed a long crooked finger at Rusty and all the Blasters were raised at Rusty in unison.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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For a Chicago Cubs lineup that has struggled lately to consistently score runs, let alone put up a crooked number, Friday’s opener against the Colorado Rockies provided the ideal bounce-back environment coming off the sweep in San Francisco.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Chili’s has leaned into digital engagement.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two of Luzardo’s worst starts post-tipping — against the Red Sox on July 23 and the Reds on July 4 — produced a combined eight walks.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Podcasters and creators, as everyone knows by now, have emerged as a driving force in today’s political climate, and the classification by Treasury could push more people to consider joining the fray or ramping up their content, as long as it is tipped, of course.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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But when a search of a derelict stash house uncovers $20 million instead of the $300,000 they were tipped about, things take a turn for the troublesome.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Tilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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