📖 Definitions of "Sloped"
- 1
To tend steadily upward or downward.
"The road slopes sharply down at that point."
- 2
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
"to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"
- 3
(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
"I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."
- 4
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
"The order was given to "slope arms"."
- 1
That has or have a slope.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sloped"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| slanted | Placed at an angle, on a slant. |
| slopingverb | Having a slope. |
| aslant | (archaic, literary) Slanting. |
| slantingnoun | Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular. |
| aslope | Sloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope. |
| diagonalnoun | (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sloped"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| aslope | Sloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope. |
| aslant | (archaic, literary) Slanting. |
| slanted | Placed at an angle, on a slant. |
| slantingnoun | Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular. |
| diagonalnoun | (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). |
| tilted | (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. |
| slopesidenoun | The side of a slope. |
| upslopingnoun | sloping upwards |
| downhillnoun | (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing. |
| mountainslopenoun | the sloping side of a mountain |
| shelvynoun | (of rock, ice, etc.) Having shelves. |
| interslope | Between slopes |
| postslope | At the end of a slope |
| slapenoun | A surname. |
| rapid | Very swift or quick. |
| aslide | Sliding. |
| pisted | (skiing) Having a piste. |
| slipcovered | Having a slipcover. |
| skiddynoun | Likely to skid, or cause skidding. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Sloped"
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🎨 Adjectives for "Sloped"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Sloped"
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