slant

A position or surface that goes up or down at an angle rather than being level.

• The shelf is on a slant.
• Rain ran down the slant of the roof.
• Draw the line at a slight slant.

Similar words: slope, incline, tilt

Common phrases: on a slant, at a slant, slight slant, gentle slant

A particular way of presenting or considering something, often favoring one opinion or group.

• The article has a political slant.
• His experience gave him a different slant on the issue.
• Do these news reports have a conservative slant?

How to use it: slant on something (Her report offers a fresh slant on the housing problem.)

Similar words: angle, perspective, viewpoint, bias

Common phrases: political slant, slant on something, different slant

To rise, fall, or lie at an angle instead of being straight or level.

• The roof slants downward.
• Morning sunlight slanted across the floor.
• Why do all your letters slant to the left?

How to use it: slant towards something (The letters slant towards the right.)

Similar words: slope, tilt, lean

Common phrases: slant downward, slant to something, slant across something, slant something downward

To present information in a way that favors a particular opinion, group, or audience.

• They slant the news to favor their party.
• The report was slanted against the workers.
• Editors sometimes slant stories toward a particular audience.

How to use it: slant something toward someone/something (The editor slanted the coverage toward younger readers.); slant something against someone/something (The newspaper slanted its reports against the mayor.)

Similar words: bias, skew

Common phrases: slant a report, slant toward something, slant against someone