oblique

adjective

How many syllables in oblique?

There are 3 syllables in the word oblique.

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How to pronounce oblique:

Definition of oblique:

oblique (adjective):: indirect or evasive; neither perpendicular nor parallel inclined; slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.

Synonyms for oblique:

askew

aslant

asymmetric

asymmetrical

atilt

awry

backhanded

bias

cata-cornered

catacorner

cater-cornered

catercorner

catty-corner

circuitous

circumlocutory

cockeyed

convergent

crabwise

crazy

crooked

diagonal

distorted

divergent

diverging

elliptical

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Antonyms for oblique:

aligned

all right

balanced

direct

even

forthright

honest

in line

level

on course

perpendicular

right

roman

square

straight

straightforward

symmetrical

symmetrically

true

unleaning

upright

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