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- Dictionaryslanted/ˈslan(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. sloping or leaning in a particular direction: "a slanted roof"
- 2. (of information) presented or viewed from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way: "the newspaper's slanted coverage could be seen in its use of emotive language"
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1. : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path. 2. : to turn or incline from a right line or a level : slope. transitive verb. 1. : to give an oblique or sloping direction to. 2. : to interpret or present in line with a special interest : angle. stories slanted toward youth. especially : to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify.
SLANTED definition: 1. sloping in one direction 2. showing information about one person, one side of an argument, etc…. Learn more.
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope. Synonyms: incline, lean. to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually followed by toward ). verb (used with object) to cause to slope.
to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people, one side of an argument, etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair: be slanted against/towards The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
slanted. Things that are slanted have a sharp angle or slope. You might admire the way the morning sun glints against the slanted metal roof of your barn. A skateboard ramp is slanted, and so is the entire side of an A-frame house. When something is angled in a slant or diagonal, it's slanted.
Definition of slanted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If information or a system is slanted, it is made to show favour towards a particular group or opinion. The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good. [ be VERB -ed ]
A sloping thing or piece of ground. 2. Printing A virgule. 3. a. A personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant. b. A bias: an anti-religious slant. 4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
Other forms: slanting; slanted; slants. To slant is to tilt or slope sharply to one side. Many streets in San Francisco are so steep that they slant dramatically upward. You can slant the brim of your hat down to keep the sun out of your eyes, and the sun itself can slant at a lower angle (or slant), forcing you to put on your dark sunglasses.
To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers. v. intr. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
