Synonyms for aslant
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : uh-slant, uh-slahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt |
Top 10 synonyms for aslant Other synonyms for the word aslant
- acclivous
- afield
- alongside
- angled
- angular
- aside
- askance
- askant
- askew
- aslant
- aslope
- asymmetrical
- at right angles
- athwart
- badly
- bent
- broadside
- buckled
- catawampus
- cater-corner
- cater-cornered
- catty-corner
- cockeyed
- contorted
- contrariwise
- cornerwise
- crabwise
- crisscross
- crooked
- crookedly
- cross
- crossing
- crossways
- curved
- cynical
- declivous
- deformed
- diagonal
- distorted
- diverging
- downhill
- dry
- edgeways
- from side to side
- inclined
- inclining
- indirectly
- kitty-corner
- knotted
- laterally
- leaning
- longways
- lopsided
- mullioned
- oblique
- obliquely
- on a slant
- on the bias
- over
- perpendicular
- pitched
- pitching
- side by side
- sidelong
- sidewards
- sideways
- skew
- slanted
- slanting
- slantingly
- slantingways
- slantways
- slantwise
- slaunchways
- sloped
- sloping
- strained
- supine
- thwart
- tilted
- tilting
- tipped
- tipping
- to one side
- to the side
- topsy-turvey
- transversal
- transverse
- transversely
- traverse
- turned
- twisted
- uneven
- vertically
- warped
- wrong
- yaw ways
- zigzag
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for aslant
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