Oblique synonyms
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Set at an angle
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
Slanting
unperpendicular
Slanting
unvertical
Slanting
(--- Statistics) Not symmetrical about the mean. Used of distributions.
Slanting
Slanting
(Figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.
Not symmetrical.
Slanting
Mentally disturbed or unsound.
Slanting
unhorizontal
Slanting
off level
Slanting
Toward one side:
Slanting
Slanting
Slanting
at an angle
Slanting
skewwise
Slanting
on-the-bias
Slanting
skewy
Slanting
slaunchwise
Slanting
geewhacky
Slanting
northeast by southwest
Slanting
Deficient in light; dark:
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language:
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
vertical (antonym)
(Biol.) In the direction in which the axis lies; lengthwise
perpendicular (antonym)
(Geometry) At or forming a right angle (to).
straight (antonym)
Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
bent (related)
Bent is defined as something that is not straight.
crooked (related)
The definition of crooked is something not straight, curved or bent or a dishonest person.
indirect (related)
Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
Showing ill humor; annoyed.
Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:
Having duplicity; deceitful
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
louche
Of questionable morality or repute:
Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:
Directed to one side; sideways:
Sideways.
Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way
Indirect
Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
Indirect
Performed with the hand below the level of the elbow or the arm below the level of the shoulder
direct (antonym)
In the line of descent; not collateral.
explicit (antonym)
Forthright and unreserved in expression:
forthright (antonym)
Direct and without evasion; straightforward:
straightforward (antonym)
The definition of straightforward is honest, direct and to the point.
The definition of bias is something that is diagonal or slanting.
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
Not straightforward; circuitous; devious:
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
An abdominal muscle whose action diminishes the capacity of the abdomen and draws the chest downward.
parallel (antonym)
(Computers) Of or relating to the simultaneous transmission of all the bits of a byte over separate wires:
nominative (antonym)
A word or form in the nominative case.
Slanting
oblique-case
(Grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case or the vocative case, where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
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