slopes

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

decline do forget go up lower straighten

WEAK

even level

Example Sentences

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Open, not with such receptive greens and putting surfaces slow enough to keep shots from rolling off the edges and down the slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

For nearly 25 years, GoPro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski slopes, allowing the adventurous to record images of their experiences.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Be careful on those slopes and many happy returns for your wedding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

They added that there was also evidence that people had scaled the slopes in order to burn the evidence, potentially endangering local wildlife and the environment.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The trail maintainers in Maine have a certain hale devotion to seeking out the rockiest climbs and most forbidding slopes, and of these Maine has a breathtaking plenitude.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson