Another word for oblique
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Adjective
Angled at a slant
- Joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon.
- Joining two vertices of a polyhedron not in the same face.
- Having a slanted or oblique direction.
- Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced:
- A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric:
- A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.
- An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.
Not taking a direct or straight line or course
- Having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting:
- Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
- Highly involved; complex:
- Indirect; circuitous:
- Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
- A short, close-fitting jacket.
- Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.
- Not proceeding straight to the point or object.
- Not forthright and candid; devious.
- Not straightforward; shifty:
- Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
- Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:
- Of or relating to a circle.
- Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.
- Moving in or forming a circle.
- Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course:
- Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language:
- Full of twists and turns; tortuous.
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Another word for oblique
Modifier
Slanting
Indirect
- Indirect; circuitous:
- Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
- A short, close-fitting jacket.
- Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course:
- Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language:
- Deficient in light; dark:
- So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct:
- Indistinctly heard; faint.
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