Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slope

1 sense of slope

Sense 1
slope, incline, pitch -- (be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down")
       => lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister")

Antonyms of adj sloping

2 senses of sloping

Sense 1
aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping -- (having an oblique or slanted direction)

INDIRECT (VIA vertical, inclined) -> horizontal -- (parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface")
INDIRECT (VIA inclined, horizontal) -> vertical, perpendicular -- (at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height")

Sense 2
sloping -- (having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling")

INDIRECT (VIA gradual) -> steep -- (having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs")

Similarity of adj sloping

2 senses of sloping

Sense 1
aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping -- (having an oblique or slanted direction)
       => inclined (vs. horizontal) (vs. vertical) -- (at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane")

Sense 2
sloping -- (having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling")
       => gradual (vs. steep) -- ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope")

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