Similar Words

— bias
— cata-cornered
— catacorner
— cater-cornered
— catercorner
— catty-corner
— catty-cornered
— convergent
— crabwise
— diagonal
— divergent
— diverging
— inclined
— indirect
— kitty-corner
— kitty-cornered
— nonparallel
— obelisk
— obligate
— obligated
— obligation
— obligatory
— oblige
— obliged
— obliging
— oblique-angled
— obliquely
— obliqueness
— obloquy
— opalescent
— oval-shaped
— sideways

Misspelling

blique, obblique, obliique, obliqeu, obliqque, obliqu, obliquee, obliquue, obllique, ooblique

Oblique — synonyms, oblique antonyms, definition

1. oblique (a)

47 synonyms

ambiguous angled askance askew auxiliary awry backhanded bevel biased circuitous circular collateral crooked devious diagonal distorted edgeways extraneous furtive inclined • • •

2. oblique (Noun)

9 synonyms

abdominal external oblique muscle bevel cant external oblique muscle inclination musculus obliquus externus abdominis oblique case slant slope

1 antonym

nominative

2 definitions

oblique (Noun) — Any grammatical case other than the nominative.

oblique (Noun) — A diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso.

5 types of

ab abdominal abdominal muscle case grammatical case

13 types

ablative ablative case accusative accusative case dative dative case genitive genitive case objective case possessive possessive case vocative vocative case

3. oblique (Adjective)

2 antonyms

parallel perpendicular

2 definitions

oblique (Adjective) — Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled. ex. "the oblique rays of the winter sun" ex. "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles" ex. "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

oblique (Adjective) — Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading. ex. "gave oblique answers to direct questions" ex. "oblique political manoeuvres"