slant

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. obliquity, slope, inclination, declination, tilt, pitch; bias, leaning, tendency.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. veer, lie obliquely, incline; see bend 2 , lean 1 , tilt 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. incline slope, pitch, lean, tilt, angle, cant, grade, camber, rake.

2. viewpoint point of view, side, position, angle, opinion, attitude.

3. distortion bias, prejudice, partiality, leaning.

II

v.

1. incline slope, pitch, lean, tilt, angle, cant, grade, skew.

2. distort bias, prejudice, color, twist, weight, orient.

ANT.: 1. straighten, level, flatten

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant1, heel2, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slope, tilt, tip2. See STRAIGHT. 2. To have a tendency or inclination: incline, lean1, squint, tend1, trend. See LIKELY. 3. To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group: bias, skew. Informal: angle2. See STRAIGHT. II noun 1. Deviation from a particular direction: cant1, grade, gradient, heel2, inclination, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slope, tilt, tip2. See RISE, STRAIGHT. 2. The position from which something is observed or considered: angle2, eye, outlook, point of view, standpoint, vantage, viewpoint. See PERSPECTIVE.