aslope

Examples

• All

• The roof was built aslope to allow rain to run off.

• The roof was built aslope to help rainwater run off easily.

• Snow lay aslope on the hillside, sparkling in the morning sun.

• The roof was built aslope to help rainwater run off easily.

• They planted the garden aslope to maximize sunlight exposure.

• Snow lay aslope on the hillside, sparkling in the morning sun.

• They planted the garden aslope to maximize sunlight exposure.

Synonyms

D

diagonal

vsaslope

10 3.2

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

is the broader word applying to angled positions beyond geometry

A

angled

vsaslope

9 3.3

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

is less technical and names any nonlevel orientation

I

inclined

vsaslope

6 3.9

Sloping so one end is higher than the other

is the common term for an object that tilts or leans

O

oblique

vsaslope

5 7.5

Slanting, not straight up or straight across

is the more general way to describe an angled course

S

slanty

vsaslope

1 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

is the neutral name for the same one-sided tilt

S

sloped

vsaslope

2.3

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

is a broad adjective for any object not level or straight

S

slanted

vsaslope

3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is the general word for any tilted or nonstraight position

S

slanting

vsaslope

2.9

Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat

is the simple neutral term for any nonlevel orientation

S

sloping

vsaslope

3.1

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

is the general descriptor for any surface not level

A

aslant

vsaslope

• Archaic

7.2

At an angle, not straight

is the broader neutral expression for any angled condition

T

tilted

vsaslope

2.5

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

is the plain term for any item not upright or level

T

tipped

vsaslope

3.8

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

is the wider label for any inclined or nonlevel position

A

atilt

vsaslope

• Archaic

9.8

Leaning to one side and not straight

is the general everyday way to say not level

O

obliquus

vsaslope

9.1

Slanting to one side, not straight up or flat

is the simpler expression for any item that tilts

C

clinal

vsaslope

9.1

Sloping so a surface leans at an angle

is the straightforward term for any area that is not flat

Antonyms

S

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

L

level

1.0

Having a flat surface

How Slanted

vertical

100 2.7

steep

131 2.5

aslope

• Archaic

8.6

tilted

2.5

level

1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology