Synonyms for tilt
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1. tilt

   To tilt or tip is to throw out of a horizontal position by raising one side or end or lowering the other; the words are closely similar, but tilt suggests more of fluctuation or instability. Slant and slope are said of things somewhat fixed or permanent in a position out of the horizontal or perpendicular; the roof slants, the hill slopes. Incline is a more formal word for tip, and also for slant or slope. To cant is to set slantingly; in many cases tip and cant might be interchanged, but tip is more temporary, often momentary; one tips a pail so that the water flows over the edge; a mechanic cants a table by making or setting one side higher than the other. A vessel careens in the wind; lists, usually, from shifting of cargo, from water in the hold, etc. Careening is always toward one side or the other; listing may be forward or astern as well. To heel over is the same as to careen, and must be distinguished from "keel over," which is to capsize.

   Synonyms:
   cant, careen, dip, heel over, incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tip

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1. joust, tiltnoun

   a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

   Synonyms:
   lean, contestation, arguing, sway, disceptation, careen, disputation, contention, rock, joust, list, inclination, leaning, argument, controversy

2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun

   a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

   "they were involved in a violent argument"

   Synonyms:
   debate, disceptation, lean, list, rivalry, careen, inclination, sway, leaning, contention, line, rock, argument, joust, controversy, competition, disputation, literary argument, contestation, line of reasoning, arguing, statement, argumentation, logical argument, public debate, parameter

3. tiltnoun

   a slight but noticeable partiality

   "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"

   Synonyms:
   lean, contestation, arguing, sway, disceptation, careen, disputation, contention, rock, joust, list, inclination, leaning, argument, controversy

4. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaningnoun

   the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

   "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

   Synonyms:
   rock, disceptation, lean, list, magnetic dip, careen, magnetic inclination, angle of dip, sway, leaning, contention, argument, joust, inclination, controversy, inclination of an orbit, disputation, propensity, contestation, arguing, disposition, tendency, inclining, angle of inclination, proclivity, dip, listing

5. rock, careen, sway, tiltverb

   pitching dangerously to one side

   Synonyms:
   rock, disceptation, lean, rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll, inclination, sway, leaning, contention, careen, joust, rock'n'roll, controversy, disputation, contestation, stone, rock music, argument, rock and roll, arguing, list, rock candy

6. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angleverb

   to incline or bend from a vertical position

   "She leaned over the banister"

   Synonyms:
   pitch, topple, run, be given, lean, list, careen, fish, wobble, tiptoe, tip, tip off, fee, tap, shift, tippytoe, bung, cant over, tumble, incline, cant, angle, slant, weight, tend

7. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitchverb

   heel over

   "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

   Synonyms:
   set up, pitch, lean, huckster, lurch, wobble, peddle, vend, tip, slope, careen, shift, hawk, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, cant, incline, weight, angle, sky, toss, slant, gear

8. careen, wobble, shift, tiltverb

   move sideways or in an unsteady way

   "The ship careened out of control"

   Synonyms:
   coggle, pitch, agitate, keel, careen, switch, wobble, change, tip, lean, reposition, stir, swag, shift, cant over, stagger, lurch, shimmy, transfer, cant, angle, change over, reel, slant, budge, dislodge

9. tiltverb

   charge with a tilt

   Synonyms:
   slant, shift, pitch, wobble, angle, cant, careen, lean, tip, cant over

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Dispute
   • Joust
   • Move
   • Partiality
   • Struggle

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tiltnoun

   Synonyms:
   awning, canopy

2. tiltnoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, pass, allonge, lunge

3. tiltnoun

   Synonyms:
   encounter, combat (as a practice of arms), joust

4. tiltnoun

   Synonyms:
   slant (as of a barrel for discharging a liquor), slope, inclination

5. tiltverb

   Synonyms:
   slant, slope

6. tiltverb

   Synonyms:
   forge (with a tilt-hammer), hammer

7. tiltverb

   Synonyms:
   joust, rush (as in combat), make a rush, make a tilt

8. tiltverb

   Synonyms:
   loan, incline, tip

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tiltverb

   Synonyms:
   slant, slope, incline, tip, cant

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tilt":

   inclination, tilting, camber, kneeling, angled, -lower, slant, swingarm, penchant, recline, lean, tip, slope, incline, rake

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1. Sid Mokhtari:

   The move that we had for the gold and the energy complex, initially was a good move. It's probably going to stay volatile, but with a higher tilt.

2. Dwayne Johnson:

   It came early, actually, this past Sunday, [Lauren] wakes me up and was like, ‘Hey, you’ve gotta get up, I’m having the baby!’ And it was like a full-on, full-tilt boogie, going 100 mph… We get in the car and as soon as I’m backing up, she’s like, ‘April Fool's!’.

3. Nicole Weingart/Bravo:

   I think with our group, when someone gets singled out, there's always a change. I think Sutton Stracke see it with Crystal [ Kung Minkoff ] and me and our problems that we had. It creates a dynamic shift in the group, so if there's ever a tilt, it's going to happen with everyone.

4. John Wright:

   Sometimes we'll have to tilt the house so one side is nearly down on the ground, going over an embankment or something like that. And we'll tip one side down to go under power lines and keep the other side up so it stays level.

5. Rick Wade:

   In both large and small caucuses, black voters can tilt the scales when the numbers are close, and strong black support in Iowa could affect black response and support in South Carolina and nationally.