Synonyms of tilting

tilting 1 of 2

adjective

as in leaning

running in a slanting direction

a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

tilting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tilt

as in sloping

to set or cause to be at an angle

the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evening
• straightening
• flattening
• leveling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tilting

Verb

Or maybe the causality flows the other way, and the parity era has shifted into a new phase where the best way to build a winner is to acquire as much star power as possible without tilting your balance too far toward the truly elite. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Tech neck is the term for neck and upper back pain caused by tilting your head forward to look at phones, laptops and other screens. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Start by ensuring the drain line is clear and tilting the AC unit just enough so that water doesn’t simply accumulate in the drain pan. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 10 July 2026

Celebrity CEOs in the feed What’s changed over the past few years is that the format of executive communications is tilting toward social‑native content. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

The vehicle uses six tilting propellers to achieve vertical takeoff before switching to forward flight. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Right now the Northern Hemisphere is tilting towards the Sun. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Whichever party holds the White House, the opposing party’s base gets energized — and in deep blue cities like New York, that energy shows up first and loudest in Democratic primaries, with those voters tilting well left of center. — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026