TILTING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tilting 1 of 2

adjective

as in leaning

running in a slanting direction a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe

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tilting

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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

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Recent Examples of tilting

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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 In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side. — CBS News, 26 June 2026 In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Each bag is equipped with features that make traveling easier, like comfort grip handles at the top and side, a self-locking retractable handle, back zippered pockets, and stability bars at the bottom to keep the bag from tilting while standing upright. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

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Adjective

Infielder Nick Sogard, who had been called up in Story’s place, hit the IL with a right oblique strain June 3, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went to the IL with a forearm bone stress reaction similar to Mayer’s on June 20.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Mayfield, who turned 31 in April, appeared on the Bucs’ injury report 10 out of 18 weeks with issues that spanned his foot, toe, knee, right biceps, oblique and right shoulder.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

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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 sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets.

— Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of sloping

Adjective

The Karine armchair has some serious potential to become your new favorite chair with its sloped arms and relaxed silhouette, energized by a mellow shade of green.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match.

— Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026

Definition of sloped

Verb

Post-Love Island USA, Terry and Tshnieder have actually been thriving, leaning into their messy onscreen breakup by collaborating on a humorous photoshoot that featured Terry throwing coffee in his face.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
While some of Cooper’s videos openly criticize the left, the majority of her channel is dedicated to analyzing pop-culture topics with a right-leaning bent.

— Avery Stone, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of leaning

Verb

Johnson had been angling for such a resolution since the last weeks of 1963 and had begun discussing it in earnest the following February.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
David Zaslav announced plans to split up WBD in June, and a few months later, Paramount and Netflix were angling to take over the whole company.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Definition of angling

Verb

The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Outside a San Diego immigration court, a man, his mother, and his two daughters stand in a tight circle, inclining their heads toward a priest.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2025

Definition of inclining

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