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adjective

Definition of slantnext
as in oblique
running in a slanting direction as they poked through the blinds, the slant rays of the setting sun created interesting patterns on the room's far wall

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slant

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noun

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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the road has just enough of a slant to make bicycling up it a little strenuous

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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking

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slant

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verb

ˈslant How to pronounce slant (audio)
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as in to distort
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 to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle

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Recent Examples of slant
Adjective
Step up your denim game with this wide-leg style, featuring a two-button waist closure, exposed seams down the front, whisker creases, and slant pockets. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 At an event with the Bay Area Book Festival, Namwali and Cathy discuss slant rhymes, slanted grammars, and the slanting light Morrison wields in the passage to describe how a City stirs up beauty, violence, music, and love. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Noun
Only three routes had looked comfortable for the frosh QB 1 — the flat, the slant and the inside dig. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026 Dixon-Wyatt dusted his defender off the line to catch a red-zone slant for a score. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for slant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
  1. oblique
  2. slope
  3. perspective
  4. distort
  5. tilt
  6. sloping
  7. inclination
  8. viewpoint
Adjective
  • Reaves missed those games — and his shot at his first All-NBA and All-Star selections — because of right groin soreness in November, a left calf strain in December and January, and a left oblique strain in April.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The San Francisco 49ers are unsure when Mike Evans will be back after leaving Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals with what Kyle Shanahan said is a rib or oblique injury.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblique
Noun
  • In September, high tides and powerful wave activity from Hurricane Marie buffeted the San Clemente coastline, temporarily halting Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink service after more erosion and slope damage were spotted near the train tracks.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Two to 3 inches of rain are expected in the Charlotte region, the mountains and Upstate South Carolina from Isaias, with higher amounts – 3 or 4 inches – along steep slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, NWS meteorologists said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of slope
Noun
  • Warner can explain the game from the quarterback’s perspective, while Kelce spent his career dealing with everything happening directly in front of the quarterback.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a wide range of perspectives on retirement, emphasizing the importance of personal circumstances and priorities.
    — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of perspective
Verb
  • In a recent opinion piece for The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker Joseph Kahn accused festival programmers of allowing horror’s commercial appeal to distort their artistic priorities.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Every moment a restaurant is not open, the balance sheet tilts a little more toward the red.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Reczek and Bosley-Smith acknowledge that people with especially conflictual parental relationships were less likely to authorize parent interviews, leaving that parent subsample tilted toward more positive ties.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tilt
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
Noun
  • OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And a lot of the time, people who have these kinds of inclinations towards children are people who were children who were abused themselves.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of inclination
Noun
  • Nearby desert viewpoints could provide enormous horizons — although the eclipsed sun will be 79 degrees high.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • There’s nothing patriotic about government trying to use its power to silence varied viewpoints.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of viewpoint

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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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