📖 Definitions of "Canted"
- 1
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- 2
To speak in set phrases.
- 3
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- 4
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- 1
To set (something) at an angle.
"to cant a cask; to cant a ship"
- 2
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
"to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football"
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To bevel an edge or corner.
- 4
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- 1
To divide or parcel out.
- 1
Having angles.
"a canted window"
- 2
Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
🔄 Synonyms of "Canted"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| atilt | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| leaningnoun | A tendency or propensity. |
| tipped | having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination) |
| tilted | (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Canted"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| atilt | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| leaningnoun | A tendency or propensity. |
| tilted | (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. |
| tipped | having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination) |
| angulate | Shaped with corners or angles. |
| angular | Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles. |
| crooked | Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. |
| angled | Arranged so as to form an angle. |
| skewed | (statistics, of information) Biased, distorted |
| multangularnoun | Either of two bones in the wrist: |
| acute-angled | (trigonometry) Of a triangle: having three acute angles. |
| acuteangled | Alternative form of acute-angled. [(trigonometry) Of a triangle: having three acute angles.] |
| hyperangulated | Having an extreme angled surface |
| multiangled | Of more than one angle. |
| elbowedverb | (idiomatic, informal) Sharp-elbowed: pushy, having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage. |
| biangular | Having two angles or corners. |
| angulous | (archaic) angular; having corners |
| angulated | Synonym of angulate. |
| pentangularnoun | Having five corners or angles. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Canted"
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