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skew

1 6.4

At an angle so it is not straight

adjective
/skjuː/

: inclinado

The picture on the wall was hung at a skew angle, making it look crooked.

Examples

The skew arrangement of the furniture made the room feel unbalanced.
His hat was tilted at a skew angle, giving him a playful appearance.
But there will be some skew, yes.
And when that skew is off, it is confusing.
And you can see again this skew that's going that direction.
Considerable effort will be devoted to examining campus dynamics that both marginalize the veteran and ideologically skew discussions about the military in democratic society.

Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

crooked

vsskew

58 2.5

Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile

focuses on angled or oblique placement rather than bending or curving

askew

vsskew

13 6.0

Not straight or level and turned to one side

is the neutral description of an angled position, not implying sideways turn

angled

vsskew

9 3.3

Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat

is about having any oblique or slanting position rather than geometric setup

skewed

vsskew

5 4.7

Not straight or level and often wrong because of a personal view

is the same sense but as the established core term for that angle

slanty

vsskew

1 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

focuses on general angled position rather than informal or casual leaning

slanted

vsskew

3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is the general term focusing on oblique position rather than method of sloping

slanting

vsskew

2.9

Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat

is broader, naming oblique position without emphasizing degree of incline

tilted

vsskew

2.5

Leaning to one side and not straight, like a picture on a wall

is the broader label for an oblique position rather than the act of moving

skew-whiff

vsskew

9.9

Not straight or level but turned a little to one side

names the straightforward oblique position without the added sense of twist

Antonyms

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

Compounds

skew arch

Specialized

9.4

An arch with ends that meet the front at an angle and that is used on bridges or tunnels

skew correlation

Specialized

9.3

A relationship between two things where one changes at different speeds

skew-whiff

9.9

Not straight or level but turned a little to one side

How Slanted

steep

131 2.5

skew

1 6.4

slanted

3.9

tilted

2.5

level

1.0

Surface Forms

skew positive

skewed comparative

skewest superlative

Etymology

Skew comes from an old word meaning 'crooked' or 'bent', and you can see this idea in the everyday word askew. So something skew is set at an angle, not straight.