oblique

Letters that make oblique

o, b, e, l, i, q, u are letters that make 'oblique'

Words within oblique

OB, IQ, li, Ob, Li are words within 'oblique'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of oblique

obliqued, obliques are words created by adding a letter to 'oblique'


4 possible definitions for 'oblique'

Oblique as "any grammatical case other than the nominative"

Under this definition, oblique is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oblique case has the same meaning as oblique

Antonyms

nominative case, nominative, subject case have the opposite meaning of 'oblique'

oblique as a type

'oblique' can be a type of case, grammatical case.

Types of oblique

accusative, vocative, objective case, possessive, ablative, genitive, accusative case, dative, dative case, genitive case, possessive case, vocative case, ablative case are types of 'oblique'.


Oblique as "a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso"

Under this definition, oblique is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle have the same meaning as 'oblique'

oblique as a type

'oblique' can be a type of abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab.

Derivatives of oblique

oblique is a derivative of oblique.


Oblique as "slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled"

Under this definition, oblique is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

perpendicular, parallel have the opposite meaning of 'oblique'

Derivatives of oblique

obliqueness, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle, oblique are derivatives of 'oblique'.

Similar to oblique

diagonal, bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, crabwise, sideways, nonparallel, oblique-angled are similar to 'oblique'.

Example of oblique used within this context

"the oblique rays of the winter sun", "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles", "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"


Oblique as "indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way, misleading"

Under this definition, oblique is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

devious has the same meaning as oblique

Derivatives of oblique

deceptiveness, obliquity, deviousness, obliqueness, crookedness are derivatives of 'oblique'.

Similar to oblique

indirect is similar to oblique.

Example of oblique used within this context

"used devious means to achieve success", "gave oblique answers to direct questions", "oblique political maneuvers"



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