SLANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLANT?

Need another word that means the same as “slant”? Find 73 synonyms and 30 related words for “slant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slant” are: cant, cant over, pitch, tilt, angle, weight, lean, tip, slope, incline, be at an angle, be askew, skew, dip, shelve, list, bank, heel, sloping, angled, on an incline, tilting, tilted, slanted, dipping, shelving, side, flank, wing, slanting, bias, distort, twist, colour, spin, orient, give a slant to, give a bias to, rake, ramp, gradient, camber, leaning, inclination, listing, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, perspective, approach, view, opinion, attitude, position, frame of reference, not straight, slantwise, oblique, inclined, canted

Slant as a Noun

Definitions of "Slant" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
• A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
• A particular point of view from which something is seen or presented.
• A sloping position.

Synonyms of "Slant" as a noun (26 Words)

angle	Angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal. A skylight in the angle of the roof.
approach	An initial proposal or request made to someone. The hunter s approach scattered the geese.
attitude	A position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side. He was questioned on his attitude to South Africa.
camber	The slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface. 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.
frame of reference	An application that divides the user’s display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently.
gradient	The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal. A five degree gradient.
inclination	The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. Cometary orbits vary widely in inclination.
incline	An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. The road climbs a long incline through a forest.
leaning	An inclination to do something. He felt leanings toward frivolity.
listing	A list or catalogue.
opinion	A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof. His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page.
perspective	The appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position, distance from the viewer, etc. A trick of perspective.
pitch	A delivery of the ball by the pitcher. The media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product.
point of view	A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.
position	A proposition laid down or asserted a tenet or assertion. The distress call had given the ship s position.
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	North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers. A voltage ramp.
shelving	The action of shelving something. The shelving of investment.
skew	An oblique angle; a slant. The paper had a working class skew.
stance	The way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture. She altered her stance resting all her weight on one leg.
standpoint	A mental position from which things are viewed. She writes on religion from the standpoint of a believer.
tilt	A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The tower had a pronounced tilt.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. He took the computer with a view to pawning it.
viewpoint	A person’s opinion or point of view. I do try to put over our viewpoint.

Usage Examples of "Slant" as a noun

• A new slant on science.
• Cut flower stems on the slant.
• The hedge grew at a slant.

Slant as a Verb

Definitions of "Slant" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• To incline or bend from a vertical position.
• Present or view (information) from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way.
• Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
• Present with a bias.
• Heel over.
• (especially of light or shadow) fall in an oblique direction.
• Lie obliquely.

Synonyms of "Slant" as a verb (38 Words)

angle	Direct or incline at an angle. He angled his way into the room.
angled	Fish with a hook.
bank	Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank. Snow was banked in humps at the roadside.
be askew	Spend or use time.
be at an angle	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
bias	Give a bias to. Editors were biased against authors from provincial universities.
cant	Heel over. If they d stop canting about honest work they might get somewhere.
cant over	Heel over.
colour	Fill a shape or outline with colour. He hated finger painting and colouring in pictures.
dip	Dip into a liquid. He dipped into his pocket.
dipping	Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
distort	Give a misleading or false account or impression of. The pipe will distort as you bend it.
flank	Be on each or on one side of. The three defendants stood in the dock flanked by police officers.
give a bias to	Give (as medicine.
give a slant to	Dedicate.
heel	Strike the ball with the heel of the club. The balloon heeled over.
incline	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. He was inclined to accept the offer.
lean	Cause to lean or incline. She leaned over the banister.
list	Give a building company etc listed status. The ship listed to starboard.
on an incline	Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow.
orient	Be oriented. A magazine oriented towards young people.
pitch	Set to a certain pitch. We pitched camp for the night.
shelve	Fit with shelves. Shelve books.
shelving	Hold back to a later time.
side	Take sides for or againstm siding against the current candidate. The hills that side a long valley.
skew	Suddenly change direction or position. His leg was skewed in and pushed against the other one.
slanted	Present with a bias.
slanting	Present with a bias.
sloping	Be at an angle.
spin	Fish with a spinner. An old lady sat spinning thread.
tilt	Charge with a tilt. He tilts at his prey.
tilted	Heel over.
tilting	To incline or bend from a vertical position.
tip	Mark with a tip. Remember to tip the waiter.
twist	To move in a twisting or contorted motion especially when struggling. They twisted my words and made a mockery of me.
weight	Assign a handicap weight to a horse. The jugs were covered with muslin veils weighted with coloured beads.
wing	Shoot a bird in the wing so as to prevent flight without causing death. George satisfied his keen urge to fly by winging homewards with the Royal Air Force.

Usage Examples of "Slant" as a verb

• Democrats argued that the station's coverage was slanted towards Republicans.
• Everybody slants their research, whether they admit it or not.
• Slant your skis as you turn.
• The ceiling is slanting.
• A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline.
• The early sun slanted across the mountains.
• A scar slanted across his face.

Slant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Slant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Sloping.

Synonyms of "Slant" as an adjective (9 Words)

angled	Placed or inclined at an angle to something else. Angled parking.
canted	Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
inclined	Having made preparations. Wasn t inclined to believe the excuse.
leaning	Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. The leaning tower of Pisa.
not straight	Free from curves or angles.
oblique	Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position–neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled. The oblique rays of the winter sun.
slanted	Having an oblique or slanted direction. A slanted roof.
slanting	Positioned or directed in a sloping or oblique direction. The slanting rays of the evening sun.
slantwise	Situated at an angle or moving in a sloping direction. A slantwise glance.

Usage Examples of "Slant" as an adjective

• Slant pockets.

Associations of "Slant" (30 Words)

angle	Move or proceed at an angle. Sloping at an angle of 33 to the horizontal.
axis	The center around which something rotates. The Anglo American axis.
banister	The structure formed by the uprights and handrail at the side of a staircase. She peered over the banisters.
bending	The act of bending something.
bevel	Cut a bevel on shape to a bevel. Bevel the surface.
careen	Walk as if unable to control one’s movements. The ship careened out of control.
corner	A place kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender. Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner.
declivity	A downward slope or bend. A thickly wooded declivity.
eccentricity	(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis. The eccentricity of his views.
gradient	An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope. A five degree gradient.
hill	Form into a hill. They were climbing a steep hill in low gear.
hypotenuse	The longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.
incline	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. I incline to the view that this conclusion is untenable.
lean	Cause to lean or incline. We can lean on this man.
oblique	An oblique muscle. He issued an oblique attack on the President.
obliquity	The quality of being deceptive.
perpendicular	Perpendicular position or direction. The wall declines from the perpendicular a little inward.
pitch	Baseball the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. The media furore reached such a pitch that the company withdrew the product.
precipitous	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Precipitous intervention.
ramp	Be rampant. An exit ramp.
recumbent	(of a plant) growing close to the ground. Recumbent statues.
rolling	Moving by turning over and over on an axis. He was charged with rolling drunks in the park.
scarp	A very steep bank or slope an escarpment. The north face is a very steep scarp.
skew	Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line askew crooked. He skewed around in his saddle.
steep	A steep mountain slope. Steep the fruit in alcohol.
steeply	By a very large or sudden amount. Steeply discounted rates.
tend	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. She tends to the children.
tilt	A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The court s tilt toward conservative rulings.
yaw	(of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis. The yawing motion of the ship.