Synonyms for oblique
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Slanting — not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base
slanting, diagonal, inclined, sidelong, sloping, askew, askance, awry, slanted, sloped, aslant formal dated, aslope dated
Other
indirect, non-orthogonal, divergent, italic, disingenuous, bias, devious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology.
Related words
Example sentences
- inclined Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
- diagonal Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his diagonal pliers.
- sidelong She gave him a sidelong glance all throughout the lecture.
- indirect Taxes consist of direct taxes and indirect ones.
- divergent Algeria has a divergent landscape.
By length
- 4 letters
- bias2, awry2
- 5 letters
- askew2
- 6 letters
- sloped, italic3, aslant, aslope
- 7 letters
- sloping2, devious3, slanted2, askance2
- 8 letters
- indirect3, inclined2, diagonal4, slanting2, sidelong
- 9 letters
- divergent3
- 12 letters
- disingenuous5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).