CANTED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in oblique

running in a slanting direction an odd little house, built with deliberately canted windows and not one right angle

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verb

past tense of cant

as in tilted

to set or cause to be at an angle carefully canted the ladder against the wall

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Recent Examples of canted

Adjective

Inside, the increasingly digital cockpit continues to evolve, with a new dash layout and canted touchscreens. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026

Verb

The cabin of a Lusso is a special place, notable for its dash, which prominently positions the huge speedometer and tach centrally and canted toward the driver. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026 The center screen is handsomely integrated well below your road-facing sightline, and slightly canted toward the driver for exceptional readability. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026 Alex stood across the living room, his head canted down and his eyes fixated on a carousel of TikTok videos emanating from his mother’s cellphone. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025

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Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of oblique

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Telling tilts To capture imagery of the impact site, LRO operators tilted the spacecraft so its cameras would point toward the target region each time the spacecraft passed about 60 miles (97 km) above the moon.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
River’s constantly tilted forward, against rain, sleet and wind.

— Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of tilted

Adjective

Following their 1967 nuptials, Elvis and Priscilla spent their honeymoon in Palm Springs at William Krisel’s House of Tomorrow, a 4,695-square-foot modernist abode sectioned off into four circular spaces under a long, sloped roof.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026

Definition of sloped

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The team raised the vehicle’s rear hatch and angled it toward the sun throughout the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
In another photo, Hoffman—who’s an Emmy-winning writer and comedian—put a white heart emoji over Windey’s nipples as her wife angled her body towards her.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of angled

Adjective

Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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