slanting

Examples

• All

• A good bathtub has like a slanting back so you can like lean back when you're soaking in the tub.

  Molly Burke

• The upper lip will get the shadow color because it is slanting down and then the bottom lip is facing the light.

• This is at a slanting downward angle like so.

  Zoe Hong

• So here we go to the left where the roofs of Ray all be slanting down towards the Cliff edge.

• It just shows the sensitivity of our equipment and the slanting line is very important, as it turns out, because what makes it?

• On the path to the left were the roofs of Ray all be slanting down towards the cliff's edge.

• Can you see this over here, my little punk rock triangle V stick person with big lips and eyes that are slanting to the high end, right.

• The sunlight streamed through the window at a slanting angle, illuminating the room beautifully.

• He noticed that the bookshelf was slanting to one side, and it needed to be fixed.

Synonyms

D

diagonal

vsslanting

10 3.2

At an angle so it runs from one side to the other

is broader, covering any non horizontal or vertical direction

A

angled

vsslanting

9 3.3

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

is the general term for not level in any context

I

inclined

vsslanting

6 3.9

Sloping so one end is higher than the other

focuses more on the general oblique direction rather than object type

O

oblique

vsslanting

5 7.5

Slanting, not straight up or straight across

is the simpler idea of not being vertical or horizontal

S

skewed

vsslanting

5 4.7

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

is the neutral physical direction idea rather than implied distortion

S

slanty

vsslanting

1 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

is the neutral term covering all such angled positions

S

slanted

vsslanting

3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is the same general sense without extra nuance

S

sloping

vsslanting

3.1

A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side

covers that idea but can apply to direction as well

S

sloped

vsslanting

2.3

A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle

is broader, applying to direction or position, not only surfaces

O

oblique-angled

vsslanting

• Specialized

8.3

Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees

is the broader word for leaning or inclined positions

O

obliquus

vsslanting

9.1

Slanting to one side, not straight up or flat

expresses the general oblique orientation without Latin formality

T

tilted

vsslanting

2.5

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

is the general directional sense rather than implied movement

T

tipped

vsslanting

3.8

A thing that leans to one side and does not stand straight

is the broader directional idea rather than a physical lean

A

atilt

vsslanting

• Archaic

9.8

Leaning to one side and not straight

covers the same misalignment but not the archaic tone

A

aslant

vsslanting

• Archaic

7.2

At an angle, not straight

is the standard descriptive sense, not the adverbial use

A

aslope

vsslanting

• Archaic

8.6

At an angle so one side is higher than the other

is the general directional term, not the rare variant

P

pitched

vsslanting

4.3

Slanted so water runs off easily

is the general angle idea beyond architectural use

C

clinal

vsslanting

9.1

Sloping so a surface leans at an angle

is the plain directional notion without the technical term

Antonyms

V

vertical

100 2.7

Standing straight up and down at right angles to the horizon

H

horizontal

95 2.8

Parallel to the horizon, like a flat table top

Compounds

L

left-slanting

6.8

Letters in handwriting that tilt toward the left

How Slanted

steep

131 2.5

slanting

2.9

leaning

4.2

level

1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology