oblique
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any grammatical case other than the nominative
Types & categories
- grammatical case hypernym
- accusative hyponym
- dative hyponym
- genitive hyponym
- vocative hyponym
- ablative hyponym
Related & opposite
- nominative antonym
Sense 2 adjective
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
the oblique rays of the winter sun
Related & opposite
- convergent also see
- diverging also see
- inclined also see
- parallel antonym
- perpendicular antonym
- obliqueness derivation
- external oblique muscle derivation
- bias similar to
- catacorner similar to
- crabwise similar to
- diagonal similar to
- nonparallel similar to
- oblique-angled similar to
Sense 3 noun
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Types & categories
- abdominal hypernym
Related & opposite
- oblique derivation
Sense 4 adjective
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
used devious means to achieve success
Related & opposite
- deceptiveness derivation
- deviousness derivation
- deviousness derivation
- indirect similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nominative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | grammatical case |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accusative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genitive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vocative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ablative |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | convergent |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | diverging |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inclined |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | parallel |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obliqueness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | external oblique muscle |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bias |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | catacorner |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | crabwise |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | diagonal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonparallel |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | oblique-angled |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | oblique |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | abdominal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceptiveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviousness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | indirect |