Antonyms for oblique
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-bleek, oh-bleek; Military uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Military əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk |
Definition of oblique
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French oblique (14c.) and directly from Latin obliquus "slanting, sidelong, indirect," from ob "against" (see ob-) + root of licinus "bent upward," from PIE root *lei- "to bend, be movable" (see limb (n.1)). As a type of muscles, in reference to the axis of the body, 1610s (adj.), 1800 (n.). Related: Obliquely; obliqueness.
- adj slanting; at an angle
- adj indirect, evasive
- This is an oblique way of saying that Marduk succeeded where Ea failed.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- His Highness held the bottle at an oblique angle with the chandelier.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- The launch, bathed in its oblique rays, could not lose sight of it.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- They are tied so that they stand in a vertical or oblique position.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- Oblique: any direction between perpendicular and horizontal.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- She had that "oblique integrity" which she celebrates in one of her poems.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- We crossed the stream, and commenced a gradual but oblique ascent of the spur.
- Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
- But it was an oblique nod this time, and there was a sidelong look to match it.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 » by Various
- A term sometimes applied to the oblique ascensions of the stars.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- An obtuse angle is an oblique angle greater then a right angle.
- Extract from : « The Way To Geometry » by Peter Ramus
Synonyms for oblique
- angled
- askance
- askew
- aslant
- asymmetrical
- awry
- backhanded
- bent
- cater-cornered
- circuitous
- circular
- circumlocutory
- collateral
- crooked
- devious
- diagonal
- distorted
- diverging
- implied
- inclined
- inclining
- leaning
- obliquitous
- obscure
- on the bias
- pitched
- pitching
- roundabout
- sidelong
- sideways
- skew
- slanted
- sloped
- sloping
- strained
- tilted
- tilting
- tipped
- tipping
- turned
- twisted
- vague
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