Antonyms for slant
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : slant, slahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : slænt, slɑnt |
Definition of slant
Origin :- 1520s, "to strike obliquely" (against something), alteration of slenten "slip sideways" (c.1300), perhaps via a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish slinta "to slip," Norwegian slenta "to fall on one side"), from Proto-Germanic *slintanan. Intransitive sense of "to slope, to lie obliquely" is first recorded 1690s; transitive sense of "to give a sloping direction to" is from 1805. Related: Slanted; slanting. As an adverb from late 15c.; as an adjective from 1610s. Slant rhyme attested from 1944.
- noun angle, slope
- noun particular opinion
- verb angle off, slope
- verb change to suit; distort
- A puff of wind and a slant of rain, as I've been saying to my gel here.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- A bluebottle buzzed about the ceiling; a slant of sunlight crossed the floor.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The slant of the moonlight had died off the floor, and all was dark.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- "Just a slant of rain maybe, and a puff of wind," said Csar.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Put a pencil in it, letting the pencil rest at a slant from left to right.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Far away a slant of light between the trees closed the view.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- With a slant of the eye, that said and suppressed many things, Emma had gone.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- The slant rays of the sun struck them and turned them mother-of-pearl.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- The moon had peeped out and was flinging a slant of light over the water.
- Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
- And it wasn't until after dinner that I got a slant on this remark of hers.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
Synonyms for slant
- aim
- angle
- attitude
- bank
- beam
- bend
- bevel
- bias
- camber
- cant
- color
- concentrate
- declination
- decline
- descend
- deviate
- diagonal
- direct
- direction
- diverge
- emphasis
- focus
- grade
- gradient
- heel
- inclination
- incline
- influence
- judgment
- lean
- leaning
- level
- lie obliquely
- list
- one-sidedness
- orient
- outlook
- pitch
- point
- point of view
- predilection
- predisposition
- prejudice
- prepossession
- rake
- ramp
- sentiment
- side
- skew
- splay
- standpoint
- swerve
- tilt
- tip
- train
- twist
- veer
- view
- viewpoint
- warp
- weight
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