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Antonyms for aslant

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : uh-slant, uh-slahnt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt

Definition of aslant

Origin : early 14c., o-slant, literally "on slant," from on + slant (v.). As a preposition from c.1600.

As in askew : adj crooked
As in oblique : adj slanting; at an angle
As in awry : adj off course; amiss
As in wry : adj sarcastic, distorted
As in crosswise : adj across
As in slanting : adj inclining
As in sloping : adj askew
As in sloping : adj slanting
As in crosswise/crossways : adj across, at an angle
As in sideways : adv to the edge, exteriority
As in diagonally : adv at an angle

Example sentences :

He withdrew it from his hatband, where he always wore it aslant like a feather.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

They eyed him aslant as they worked, for visitors were rare occurrences.
Extract from : « Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker » by Marguerite Bryant

Aslant the face, with gratuitous blasphemy, the crown of thorns was tilted.
Extract from : « The Glory of the Trenches » by Coningsby Dawson

The sun's rays, while striking us aslant, furnished tranquil warmth.
Extract from : « The Smoky God » by Willis George Emerson

The walls themselves were aslant under a dizzy careening to starboard.
Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck

Roast it, then cut off the fillets and cut them aslant and flatten them.
Extract from : « Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode » by Harriet A. de Salis

Joe twisted his mustache, eyed her aslant and took the plunge.
Extract from : « Cabin Fever » by B. M. Bower

He turned the glass so that the sun shown on it aslant and threw a glare toward her.
Extract from : « The Lookout Man » by B. M. Bower

The late afternoon sun shone in aslant through the western window, like a wide bar of gold.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Holidays » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Water-swept and aslant, it was preferable to the noisome, rat-haunted dungeons which served as cabins.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

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