TILTING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in leaning

running in a slanting direction a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe

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verb

present participle of tilt

as in sloping

to set or cause to be at an angle the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass

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Adjective

The six-year veteran battled ankle and hip injuries during the regular season and when an oblique injury held him out in the wild-card round, Salyer especially struggled in his place.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Erickson, Stiller and production designer Jeremy Hindle have a knack for building setups that riff on corporations’ uncanny, infantilizing methods of control, yet feel more oblique and mysterious than straight satire.

Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025

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