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obliquity

[uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-] / əˈblɪk wɪ ti, oʊˈblɪk- /
NOUN
angle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corner edge intersection slant twist
STRONG
V Y bend crook crotch cusp decline divergence dogleg elbow flare flection flexure fork incline knee nook notch point turn turning
NOUN
folly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurdity craziness foolishness idiocy indiscretion lunacy madness recklessness silliness stupidity
STRONG
daftness fatuity imbecility impracticality imprudence inadvisability inanity irrationality rashness senselessness triviality unsoundness vice
WEAK
dottiness dumb thing to do dumb trick preposterousness witlessness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
care carefulness intelligence sense
WEAK
judgment knowledge seriousness understanding wisdom
NOUN
grade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
level
STRONG
acclivity ascent bank cant climb declivity descent downgrade elevation embankment gradient height hill inclination lean leaning pitch plane ramp rise slant tangent tilt upgrade
WEAK
inclined plane
Antonyms
STRONG
decline lowness
NOUN
slope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hill ramp shelf
STRONG
abruptness bank bend bevel bias cant declination declivity deflection descent deviation diagonal downgrade gradient inclination incline lean leaning obliqueness pitch rise skew steepness swag sway tip
WEAK
rising ground
Antonyms
STRONG
upgrade
WEAK
evenness level

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Obliquity has led to greater success in novelizing the sixteenth President than have attempts to see him from the inside out and through his own point of view.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

Karl’s old boss at Oxford, John Kay, has written a great book called Obliquity.

From Forbes • Nov. 17, 2011

"Obliquity has been a military tactic for a long time" – yes, but so has dropping bombs right on the target.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2010

Listen to John Kay discuss his new book Obliquity with Dan Roberts and economics editor Larry Elliot on The Business podcast.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2010

Obliquity -- N. obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness &c. adj.; slopeness†; leaning &c. v.; bevel, tilt; bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch; distortion &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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