Synonyms for SLOPE
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1. slopenoun

   Synonyms:
   Chinaman, embankment, gradient, first derivative, incline, Chink, bank, hill

2. slopenoun

   To tend steadily upward or downward.

   The road slopes sharply down at that point.

   Synonyms:
   embankment, Chink, hill, gradient, first derivative, incline, Chinaman, bank

3. slopenoun

   The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

   The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.

   Synonyms:
   embankment, hill, Chink, first derivative, gradient, bank, incline, Chinaman

4. slopenoun

   The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.

   The slope of this line is 0.5

   Synonyms:
   hill, embankment, Chinaman, incline, gradient, first derivative, Chink, bank

5. slopenoun

   The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.

   The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.

   Synonyms:
   Chinaman, bank, first derivative, gradient, incline, Chink, hill, embankment

6. slopenoun

   The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run). For English units of measurement, when dimensions are given in inches, slope may be expressed as a ratio of rise to run, such as 4:12 or an an angle.

   The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.

   Synonyms:
   incline, bank, Chinaman, Chink, first derivative, embankment, gradient, hill

7. slopenoun

   A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

   Synonyms:
   hill, gradient, incline, Chinaman, first derivative, embankment, Chink, bank

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. slope

   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, tilt, tip

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. slope, incline, sidenoun

   an elevated geological formation

   "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

   Synonyms:
   gradient, ramp, position, side of meat, face, incline, slope, side

2. gradient, slopeverb

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

   "a five-degree gradient"

   Synonyms:
   side, gradient, incline, slope

3. slope, incline, pitchverb

   be at an angle

   "The terrain sloped down"

   Synonyms:
   set up, pitch, be given, lean, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, vend, gear, cant over, hawk, shift, tilt, dispose, flip, run, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, toss, slant, tend

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1. slopenoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, acclivity or declivity

2. slopeverb

   Synonyms:
   incline

3. slopeverb

   Synonyms:
   incline, slant, take an oblique direction

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1. slopenoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, slant, obliquity, acclivity, declivity

2. slopeverb

   Synonyms:
   slant, incline

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1. List of paraphrases for "slope":

   slopes, slant, talus, versant, gradient, sloping, steepness, berm, hillside, inclination, tilt, pending, hill, incline, grade, slippery

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1. American Furyk:

   So far, I've been fortunate but we all know in this sport that it can be short-lived, if something happens to the back or whatever it may be, it's a tricky slope. I'm just thankful for the very healthy years that I've had and I do the best to get as many more as I can.

2. Ross Brawn said on Monday:

   Initiatives we are bringing with these new regulations are to make the sport more economically viable in terms of the complexity, the cars we have now are so complex that the more you spend, the quicker you will go. We need to level off that slope and create a situation where money is not the only criteria for how competitive you'll be.

3. Kristyn Brandi:

   I do n’t like to do slippery slope, but I ’m also very worried about things like gender-affirming care, since there’s already been so many laws about that recently in other states.

4. Eli Wilson:

   This as a very slippery slope, in this context, it opens another can of worms to allow employers to use them as a wage replacement when worker earnings are already not particularly high.

5. Mira Calton:

   We sounded the alarm back in 2013 and hoped people would understand what a slippery slope it is to have all of these foods that are genetically modified, obviously, we can't say without a doubt that GMOs are dangerous, but we can say that not enough human studies have been done. We don't want to be the guinea pigs.