Meaning & use
tilted
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“tilted” is a form of “tilt”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
Sloping or leaning to one side; not horizontal or vertical.
Grammar: Used to describe a position or angle; often after a verb like 'be', 'look', or 'become'.
Patterns
- be tilted
- look tilted
- slightly tilted
The picture on the wall is tilted to the right.
After the earthquake, the whole building was tilted.
She wore a tilted hat that made her look stylish.
verbtransitive or intransitive
Past tense and past participle of 'tilt': moved into a sloping position, or caused something to slope.
Grammar: As a past tense, it can take an object (he tilted the camera) or not (the camera tilted).
Patterns
- tilted something
- something tilted
He tilted his head to listen better.
The boat tilted dangerously in the strong wind.
She tilted the umbrella to block the sun.
Common combinations
- tilted angle
- The photo was taken at a tilted angle.
- tilted view
- From the tilted view, the tower looked like it was falling.
- slightly tilted
- The shelf is slightly tilted, so books slide off.
Synonyms and how they differ
- slanted
- Slanted often suggests a diagonal line or surface, while tilted emphasizes a leaning position from the vertical or horizontal.
- leaning
- Leaning is more often used for something that rests against something else, while tilted can be free-standing.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: tilted or tilled?
tilted vs tilled
Tilled means prepared for farming (as in tilled soil), while tilted means sloped or leaned.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
Tilted is the adjective meaning 'leaning'. Tilling and tilled relate to farming, and tilt is the base form, not the adjective.
Make it your own
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