slope

[slohp] / sloʊp /

NOUN

slant, tilt

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 obliquity pitch rise skew steepness swag sway tip

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

STRONG

upgrade

WEAK

evenness level

VERB

slant, tilt

Synonyms

STRONG

angle ascend bank bevel cant descend dip drop fall heel incline lean list pitch rake recline rise shelve skew splay tip

WEAK

drop away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend decline do forget go up lower straighten

WEAK

even level

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We applied on a government website for a $5 permit to cut down a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches along the western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the announcement that the 41-year-old slopes queen has qualified for the Milano Cortina Olympics in February isn’t the last of it.

From Los Angeles Times

Bulls are surely admiring the gradual slope higher of the 200-day simple moving average.

From Barron's

However, they may still provide valuable insight into changes in underground water conditions behind the slope.

From Science Daily

Jiangxi's gentle slopes, high rainfall and natural stone make it a prime location for such elements.

From Barron's

slope

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