slanting
Leaning to one side
Slanting means positioned at an angle rather than straight up-and-down or level: slanting rays of afternoon sun, a slanting roof.
The word also describes biased or one-sided presentation: slanting coverage of the election.
This sense implies deliberate distortion—tilting the facts rather than presenting them squarely.
Slanting line or path
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- inclineAngled rising surface
pitch · tilt · cant · bevel · skew · degree · acute · obtuse
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- distortedMisshapen from original form
spin · favoritism · subjectivity · unfairness · loaded · tendentious · partisan · colored
Sloping terrain face
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradeClassification by rank
- rampSloped connecting surface
- inclineAngled rising surface
escarpment · embankment · mountainside · declivity · acclivity · ledge · cliff · bluff
diagonal
Slanting line or path
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
incline · pitch · tilt · cant · bevel · skew · degree · acute · obtuse · askew
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
distorted · spin · favoritism · subjectivity · unfairness · loaded · tendentious · partisan · colored · weighted
hillside
Sloping terrain face
incline · escarpment · embankment · mountainside · declivity · acclivity · ledge · cliff · bluff · pitch
italic
Slanted letter style
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- letterformA character's visual structure
font · typeface · serif · calligraphy · script · roman · upright · text · character · glyph
rays
Lines from a source
dawn · dusk · filtered · streaming · falling · shafts · diagonal · raking · illumination · sunset
- crookedcrooked, askew, awry, lopsided, off-center
- influencingswaying, steering, guiding, directing, shaping
- cherry-pickinghandpicking, stacking the deck, selection bias
- offensive tacticsblitz, raid, rush, sweep, drive
slantinghorizontal
Parallel to the horizon
vertical · level · straight · perpendicular · upright