Perpendicular
Perpendicular adjective - Rising straight up.
Tilting is an antonym for perpendicular.
Nearby Words: perpendicularity, perpendicularly
Tilting
Tilting adjective - Running in a slanting direction.
Usage example: a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe
Perpendicular is an antonym for tilting.
Both words in one sentence
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When you reload the gun, tilting it this way and that, that little cloth strap continues to stick straight down perpendicular from the frame.
Source: Video Game / Left 4 Dead 2
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Tilting and Perpendicular. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perpendicular/tilting
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