Definition

Adverb: * At a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction: Describes something positioned or moving on a diagonal, at an angle that is not horizontal or vertical.

Usage

• Position: Used to describe the static, angled position of an object.
  • He hung the picture slantways on the wall.
• Movement/Direction: Used to describe motion along a diagonal line.
  • The sunlight came in slantways through the shutters.
  • She cut the fabric slantways to create a bias strip.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe a biased or non-straightforward perspective.
  • He tends to look at problems slantways, often finding unconventional solutions.

Variants and Related Words

• Slantwise (adverb): A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
  • The rain fell slantwise against the window.
• Slanting (adjective): Describing something that is on a slant.
  • The slanting roof shed the snow easily.
• Slanted (adjective): Often used for something that is angled or, figuratively, biased.
  • The reporter gave a slanted account of the event.

Synonyms

• Diagonally: At an angle; connecting two non-adjacent corners.
• Obliquely: Neither parallel nor at a right angle; also used for indirectness.
• Aslant: In a slanting direction or position.

Antonyms

• Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction; without a curve or angle.
• Vertically: In a direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright.
• Horizontally: Parallel to the plane of the horizon; level.

Adverb

1. at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction