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

True, the Avs have been stuck in second gear over the first three tilts of this series, and there probably won’t be a fifth game. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 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 But their messages avoid stark class attacks on billionaires and are more aimed at winning over swing voters rather than recruiting new supporters with progressive tilts. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 In Korea’s case, those economic issue include the immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia that saw hundreds of South Koreans detained; and in Japan’s by a trade deal with Washington that some analysts say tilts in the US’s favor. —

Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 The warps also mimic the tilts of the orbits of the planets in our solar system. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

The trail eventually tilts back down toward the city, where car honks and train horns replace the cries of birds and insects. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 That probably tilts the meter barely in favor of no. —

Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 The map eliminates four Democrat-leaning districts, including Soto’s, and tilts the balance of the Florida delegation even more red. —

Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026 The result is a system in which the burden tilts heavily toward property owners. —

Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 About 1 in 6 households nationwide has a net worth above $1 million, and, because the occasional billionaire tilts the scale, the average American family has passed that seven-figure benchmark. —

Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026 The Abigail Travel Vanity Mirror tilts, swivels and adjusts for every angle. —

Tory Johnson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 Quantum Accelerator will also feature a Stengel Dive — a maneuver that takes riders over a hill and quickly tilts beyond 90 degrees at the top. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Seasons exist because of the way Earth spins and tilts. —

David Yeomans, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilts

Noun

The ride travels on an elliptical track and whips riders around bends.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The fjord bends, combined with the ship being far enough away and in deep water, were key factors that saved them.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026