SLANTED Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

slanted 1 of 2

adjective

as in tilted

inclined or twisted to one side a slanted fence post

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as in oblique

running in a slanting direction slanted stripes

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slanted

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verb

past tense of slant

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda

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as in sloped

to set or cause to be at an angle a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

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Recent Examples of slanted

Adjective

The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 That year, French propagandist Louis Dubroca, a mouthpiece of the Napoleonic government, published a slanted, factually incorrect biography of Dessalines. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 The ingredients are tumbled in a large slanted drum, allowing the hot, sticky asphalt cement to thoroughly coat the stones and sand. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 The planets will appear gathered along a slanted line. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Our top tweezer picks Joey Healy, a brow expert based in NYC and founder of the Joey Healy Eyebrow Studio, recommends that everyone carry a pair of slanted tweezers. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 June 2026 No one credible thinks of the Crime Lab as partisan or slanted. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Verb

True, Francesca Hong hates America, Thanksgiving and most national holidays, and is anti-Israel and anything slanted to the true American ideals that made our country great. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Cars 2 and 3 also appear to be slanted downward, in contrast to the position of the rest of the vehicles. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite those altruistic goals, from the beginning, the commission faced criticism that the composition and agenda of the body were slanted toward a conservative Christian perspective. — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Always slanted in one direction, of course. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Sinks on the vanity have slanted, green marble angles giving them a trendy look, and the faucet’s water spray is equivalent to a drenching rainfall shower (wide, strong, and incredibly impressive). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 Install a fence that’s slanted outward and about 3 feet tall with a short section buried underground. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 Now that’s out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanted

Adjective

But analysts say risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside.

— , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Definition of tilted

Adjective

There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Other sustaining injuries were linebacker Nick Martin (stinger) and safety Marques Sigle (oblique); cornerback Nate Hobbs did not play because of a groin injury that will keep him out this preseason.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of oblique

Verb

Ensure your existing gutters are firmly secured, leak-free and properly sloped toward downspouts before mounting guards (a professional will do this as part of their initial assessment, too).

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Across from the bed, the ceiling sloped precipitously, with a dormer cut into it.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloped

Adjective

The rule also failed to tackle all of the ways trusts and other vehicles provide impenetrable secrecy for the wealthy and the crooked alike.

— Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
In Salinger’s narrative, Pencey is plagued by a population of troubled youth, crooked teachers, and spoiled rich kids, a mixture that often begat abuse.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of crooked

Adjective

Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of sloping

Verb

Polymarket allegations The probe comes after a June investigation by the Wall Street Journal uncovered that Polymarket paid online content creators to post videos that misrepresented their earnings from trades.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
We have been studied, tracked, misrepresented, and monetized by tools built without us and aimed at us.

— Daphne Bryson Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

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Orange and olive trees run down to a private stretch of beach, and the 14-meter infinity pool is angled so the water seems to run straight into the sea.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
That angled void lightens the mass visually, introducing shadow and depth, transforming the island from a utilitarian object into an architectural centerpiece.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026

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