Synonyms for angle
ˈæŋ gəlan·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anglenoun

   the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

   Synonyms:
   slant

2. slant, anglenoun

   a biased way of looking at or presenting something

   Synonyms:
   rake, pitch, slant

3. Angleverb

   a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

   Synonyms:
   slant

4. angleverb

   move or proceed at an angle

   "he angled his way into the room"

   Synonyms:
   fish, tip, slant, lean, tilt, weight

5. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angleverb

   to incline or bend from a vertical position

   "She leaned over the banister"

   Synonyms:
   pitch, topple, run, be given, lean, list, careen, fish, wobble, tiptoe, tip, tip off, fee, tap, shift, tilt, tippytoe, bung, cant over, tumble, incline, cant, slant, weight, tend

6. fish, angleverb

   seek indirectly

   "fish for compliments"

   Synonyms:
   fish, tip, slant, lean, tilt, weight

7. angleverb

   fish with a hook

   Synonyms:
   fish, tip, slant, lean, tilt, weight

8. slant, angle, weightverb

   present with a bias

   "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

   Synonyms:
   burden, slant, fish, pitch, cant, weight down, burthen, lean, tip, weight, tilt, cant over

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anglenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Geom.) difference of direction (of two lines)

2. anglenoun

   Synonyms:
   corner, bend, elbow, knee, crotch, cusp, point (where two lines meet)

3. angleverb

   Synonyms:
   fish (with a rod), BOB

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1. angleverb

   Synonyms:
   fish, intrigue, scheme

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "angle":

   corner, perspective, cornering, angles, standpoint, viewpoint, angled, inclination, angular, terms, lens, prism

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How to use angle in a sentence?

1. Henry Havelock Ellis:

   Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.

2. Sean Hannity:

   The Angle Awards for today's best performances.

3. Hisham Zaazou:

   I act as if there's a problem. I act because the world sees things from a specific angle. We say perception is reality so I deal with this perception, we have had problems since 30 years but the arrow of tourism has always pointed upwards ... This proves the industry is resilient.

4. Pete Morelli:

   The back judge threw his flag for defensive pass interference. We got other information from another official from a different angle that thought the contact was minimal and didn’t warrant pass interference. He thought it was face-guarding.

5. Lord Chesterfield:

   Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.