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The synonyms of “Skew” are: skewed, crooked, awry, askew, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, misaligned, slope, incline, tilt, ramp, gradient, pitch, angle, rake, cant, camber, leaning, inclination, shelving, listing, misrepresentation, perversion, twisting, falsification, misstatement, manipulation, distort, misrepresent, change, alter, pervert, falsify, warp, put the wrong slant on, misinterpret, misconstrue, misstate, misquote, quote out of context, take out of context, misreport, curve, bend, veer, turn, bear, wind, twist, deviate, slew, sheer off, change course, drift, head, slanted, squint, tilted, tilting, sloping, out of true, out of line
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “skew” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| angle | Angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal. In any triangle the longest side is opposite the largest angle. |
| camber | The extent of curvature of a section of an aerofoil. Suspension changes include a wider front and rear track with increased negative camber for better cornering grip. |
| cant | Denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current or in fashion. Herstories rather than histories as the cant phrase goes. |
| falsification | The action of falsifying information or a theory. An investigation into fraud and the falsification of records. |
| gradient | An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another. Fail safe brakes for use on steep gradients. |
| inclination | That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking. The questioner s inclination of his head. |
| incline | An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. The road climbs a long incline through a forest. |
| leaning | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. He felt leanings toward frivolity. |
| listing | An entry in a list or register. |
| manipulation | Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage. His manipulation of his friends was scandalous. |
| misrepresentation | A willful perversion of facts. She is seeking damages on allegations of misrepresentation. |
| misstatement | A statement that contains a mistake. |
| pitch | Baseball the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. The pitch and roll of the ship. |
| rake | An implement similar to a rake used for other purposes e g by a croupier drawing in money at a gaming table. Giving the lawn a rake. |
| ramp | A movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. A voltage ramp. |
| shelving | The action of shelving something. A lack of shelving and cupboards. |
| tilt | A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The court s tilt toward conservative rulings. |
| twisting | The act of winding or twisting. It broke off after much twisting. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “skew” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| alter | Make an alteration to. Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage. |
| bear | Manage to tolerate (a situation or experience. Bear a heavy load. |
| bend | Bend one s back forward from the waist on down. Bend your knees. |
| change | Exchange or replace with another usually of the same kind or category. We had to change at Rugby. |
| change course | Become deeper in tone. |
| curve | Form a curl curve or kink. Starting with arms outstretched curve the body sideways. |
| deviate | Depart from an established course. Those who deviate from society s values. |
| distort | Affect as in thought or feeling. Many factors can distort the results. |
| drift | Be carried slowly by a current of air or water. The stock market drifted upward. |
| falsify | Insert words into texts often falsifying it thereby. Changes falsify individual expectations. |
| head | Of a lettuce or cabbage form a head. She headed the car towards them. |
| misconstrue | Interpret in the wrong way. She misconstrued my remarks. |
| misinterpret | Interpret (something or someone) wrongly. I think you re misinterpreting the situation. |
| misquote | Quote incorrectly. He had misquoted the politician. |
| misreport | Give a false or inaccurate account of (something. The press exaggerated and misreported the response to the film. |
| misrepresent | Represent falsely. You are misrepresenting the views of the government. |
| misstate | State something incorrectly. To say that he was alone misstates the case. |
| out of line | Reveal (something) about somebody’s identity or lifestyle. |
| out of true | Reveal (something) about somebody’s identity or lifestyle. |
| pervert | Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive. He was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice. |
| put the wrong slant on | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events. |
| quote out of context | Refer to for illustration or proof. |
| sheer off | Cause to sheer. |
| skewed | Turn or place at an angle. |
| slanted | To incline or bend from a vertical position. |
| slew | Of an electronic device undergo slewing. The Renault slewed from side to side in the snow. |
| sloping | Be at an angle. |
| squint | Be cross eyed have a squint or strabismus. Her left eye squinted slightly. |
| take out of context | Be capable of holding or containing. |
| tilted | To incline or bend from a vertical position. |
| tilting | Charge with a tilt. |
| turn | Cause to change or turn into something different assume new characteristics. Turn a page of a book. |
| twist | Dance the twist. I twisted a strand of hair around my finger. |
| veer | Shift to a clockwise direction. The wind veered a point. |
| warp | In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. Cotton string will be warped on the loom in the rug weaving process. |
| wind | Catch the scent of get wind of. The birds could not have seen us or winded us. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “skew” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| askew | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. The plan went sadly askew. |
| asymmetrical | Irregular in shape or outline. The asymmetrical relationship between a landlord and a tenant. |
| awry | Out of the normal or correct position; askew. A youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry. |
| crooked | Irregular in shape or outline. His teeth were yellow and crooked. |
| lopsided | Turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton. A lopsided grin. |
| misaligned | Having an incorrect position or alignment. Misaligned headlights. |
| skewed | Having an oblique or slanting direction or position. |
| to one side | Being a single entity made by combining separate components. |
| uneven | Not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture. Wood with an uneven grain. |
| angle | Angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal. He always had a fresh angle on life. |
| askew | Wrong; awry. The judging was a bit askew. |
| asymmetric | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| asymmetrical | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. The asymmetrical relationship between a landlord and a tenant. |
| awry | Not functioning properly. A youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry. |
| bend | A kind of knot used to join two ropes together or to tie a rope to another object e g a carrick bend. Make a bend in the wire. |
| bent | Homosexual (typically used of a man). A mob bent on violence. |
| crimp | A small connecting piece for crimping wires or lines together. The crimp on take home pay has been even tighter since taxes were raised. |
| crooked | Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. A dress with a crooked hemline. |
| curve | Extend in curves and turns. The road curved sharply. |
| deviate | A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. Their deviate behaviour. |
| flex | The act of flexing. The victorious army flexes its invincibility. |
| fold | A line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it. Bob folded her in his arms. |
| garble | A garbled account or transmission. Upon winning a race a driver spews out a litany of commercial garble. |
| irregular | A member of an irregular military force. Irregular troops. |
| kink | Form a curl curve or kink. Though the system is making some headway there are still some kinks to iron out. |
| lean | Cause to lean or incline. She leaned over the banister. |
| lopsided | Turned or twisted toward one side. A lopsided grin. |
| oblique | An oblique muscle. The oblique rays of the winter sun. |
| sideways | Directed or moving to, towards, or from the side. He came into politics sideways as campaign manager for the president. |
| slew | Of an electronic device undergo slewing. He slewed the aircraft round before it settled on the runway. |
| stoop | (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry. She was unwilling to believe that anyone could stoop so low as to steal from a dead woman. |
| swerve | Change or cause to change direction abruptly. Do not make sudden swerves particularly around parked vehicles. |
| turn | Turning or twisting around in place. Turn your dance partner around. |
| twist | Twist suddenly so as to sprain. Twist one s head. |
| unequal | A person or thing regarded as unequal to another in status or level. Unequal odds. |
| uneven | Not divisible by two. Fran struggled briefly but soon gave up the uneven match. |
| warp | In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. Warp speed. |
| winding | The act of winding or twisting. A winding country road. |
| wry | (of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side. A remedy for wry necks. |
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