Thesaurus:slope

Thesaurus

slope

English

Noun

Sense: the degree to which a surface tends upward or downward

Synonyms

• cant
• elevation
• grade
• gradient
• slope

Various

• horizontal
•   —
• gentle
•   —
• inclined    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slanted
• sloped
• tilted
• slanted
• acclivous
•   —
• steep
• sheer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• precipitous
•   —
• vertical

Further reading

• “212. verticality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “213. horizontality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “217. obliquity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “slope” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.