Canted and Perpendicular

Opposite meaning words

Canted adjective - Running in a slanting direction.

Usage example: an odd little house, built with deliberately canted windows and not one right angle

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Perpendicular is an antonym for canted.

Nearby Words: canter, canting

Perpendicular adjective - At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.

Usage example: measure the perpendicular height

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Canted is an antonym for perpendicular.

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