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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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
| 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. |
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