All oblique synonyms
oΒ·blique
O o adjective oblique
- slanting β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- sloping β to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- leaning β the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
- askew β Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- diagonal β A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- inclining β an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- pitching β any of various dark, tenacious, and viscous substances for caulking and paving, consisting of the residue of the distillation of coal tar or wood tar.
- angled β set at an angle
- askance β with an oblique glance
- aslant β at a slant
- asymmetrical β Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- awry β If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- cater-cornered β diagonally placed; diagonal
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- distorted β not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- diverging β Present participle of diverge.
- inclined β deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
- sideways β with a side foremost.
- skew β to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- sloped β to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- strained β affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- turned β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- twisted β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- indirect β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- implicit β implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- circuitous β A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- implied β involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
- roundabout β circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
- backhanded β A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- evasive β Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly.
- vague β not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- circular β Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
- collateral β Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- circumlocutory β a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- obliquitous β the state of being oblique.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- sidelong β directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
noun oblique
- bias β Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.