canted

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adjective

Having angles; angled.

“a canted window”

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tiltedaslantslantedatiltleaningtippedinclined
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cant
adjectivecanted (comparative more canted, superlative most canted)

comparative more canted · superlative most canted

  1. Having angles; angled.

    a canted window

    2 more examples

    a-six canted bolt head

    canted antiferromagnetism

  2. Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.

    I could spend half my evenings, if I wanted, / Holding a glass of washing sherry, canted / Over to catch the drivel of some bitch / Who's read nothing but Which[…]

    1971, Philip Larkin, Vers de Société

    Synonyms: tilted, aslant, slanted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInclined at an angle to something else; sloping.

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tiltedaslantslanted

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedeparting or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

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atiltleaningtiltedtippedinclined
Also see
atiltinclinedleaningtiltedtipped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish peraltado
  • peraltadoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decantcadentdacent
Cite this entry
APA

canted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canted

MLA

“canted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canted.

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