TILTS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

tilts 1 of 2

noun

plural of tilt

as in bends

the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle indicated her approval with a slight tilt of her head

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tilts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tilt

as in slopes

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 tilts

Noun

Rybakina and Sabalenka know each other’s games well, having previously met 17 times on the WTA Tour, with Rybakina winning the last two tilts – earning the Australian Open and WTA Finals titles. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 To help find your even position, do some pelvic tilts between over- and under-extension. — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 In ’94 and ’95 with the Vikings, Moon had averaged seven tilts per season of at least 275 passing yards. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2026 One which changes profoundly with the tilts and turn of the planet, yet its essence holds true. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026 But the idea is that putting on clothes that are more formal tilts you more towards that abstract side. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 There were three separate tilts in the first nine seconds of the game — first Matthew took on Canadian forward Brandon Hagel. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026 Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The Kings will kiss off the Pacific briefly after these two games, but will play five straight intradivision tilts spread across the beginning and end of the Olympic break next month. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026

Verb

Anything less and the balance of the Heat’s offseason — and future — tilts toward an abyss. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 El Niño, the climate pattern of ocean waters warming up in the central and eastern Pacific, tilts the chances in favor of wet winters in Southern California. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026 Setting a higher bar against only one item of business, increasing the income tax, tilts the table to protect a system where the benefits flow to the top. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026 No player tilts the axis of a football game more consistently; at this point, his levels of production are being taken for granted. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Pelvic tilts When instructed to stay in one place, our pelvis, seeking comfort, can tilt itself into an anterior (towards the front of your body) or posterior (towards the back of your body) position. — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 This piece then dramatically tilts down joining the rest of the track before the ride car rockets down the vertical drop. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The district, which previously favored Democrats, now tilts toward Republicans, and some Memphis voters have raised concerns that their representation has been diminished. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilts

Noun

In bending experiments, the chip showed no performance degradation after thousands of bends around small cylinders.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Whether air-dried or finished with a curling iron, adding bends and creases to an above-shoulder style gives it an airy finish.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bends

Verb

The rest of the Cambria isn’t bad, either, including the shops and galleries along Main Street (which is deceptively long) and the piney slopes above.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In rivers and streams in Virginia and Maryland, Hack measured the length of each stream and the area of the land that slopes toward that stream and therefore drains into it, called its basin or drainage area.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of slopes

Noun

Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
That year, tips came into the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to an affidavit written by Carolyn Thompson, a special agent with the FBI.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tips

Verb

The directive, reported earlier by The New York Times, leans heavily on a dissenting opinion from former Justice Antonin Scalia in a 1995 Supreme Court case.

— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
However, there’s a lone taco in the mix that leans into Tex-Mex flavors.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of leans

Noun

Residents in occupied Ukraine were forced to acquire Russian passports, which is how authorities are able to compile lists of voters.

— Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Accurate voter lists and lawful mail-voting options are not unreasonable demands.

— Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lists

Verb

Adapting to the 20,000-seat Garden, Styles’s stage is a more streamlined semi-circle that still angles for maximum access, plus a little pop.

— Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Outdoor curtains lend some privacy while providing a bit of shade when the sun angles in at sunrise and sunset.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026

Definition of angles

Verb

And although Etna’s narrative voice—vulnerable, curious, endearingly direct—inclines the reader to envision the pluckiest good boy, humanity’s violence deprives him of a gentle youth.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

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