ANGLES Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

angles 1 of 2

noun

Definition of angles next

plural of angle

as in aspects

a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded from this angle, that car looks gray, not brown

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as in viewpoints

a way of looking at or thinking about something what's your angle on the problem?

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as in curvatures

something that curves or is curved the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns

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angles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of angle

as in slopes

to set or cause to be at an angle angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight

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Recent Examples of angles

Noun

Torres provides crucial evidence and new angles for the NYPD, so Benson and her colleagues can finally hunt Caine down and arrest him. —

Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 This has always been true to an extent, but in 2026, optimizing those angles has become something of an extreme sport. —

Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026 By adjusting internal magnetization patterns and using a three-axis Helmholtz coil system, the robot can move at angles ranging from 0° to 122°, roll, climb slopes, and navigate tight or curved paths. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 His command center utilizes all 17 camera angles to depict an accurate picture. —

Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026 The sophomore star attacks every corner of the strike zone, fearlessly challenging batters in spots most pitchers avoid, while processing angles and situations in real time. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 Smith’s play puts her audience in the position of trying to pry Mal open from several different angles. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 May 2026 The southpaw is renowned for his hand speed, his eye-catching footwork and his ability to find angles for punches, which can leave opponents bamboozled. —

Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 May 2026 If this were an American show, the gears would already be grinding, camera angles snapping into place, and the story would be halfway to becoming gospel before anyone had time to blink. —

Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2026

Verb

Creators who want to pull both vertical and horizontal clips from one take can simply shoot at a wide angle and punch in to the frame to crop both angles out for YouTube and social apps. —

Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026 Hitters with tighter spray angles off the bat generally posted better batting averages. —

John Laghezza, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Compassionate Venus angles off auspicious Jupiter, spotlighting your 8th House of Generous Intimacy, which could signal adjustments around trust and money. —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 Yet this is where Ueda’s BOJ finds itself as newish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angles to re-open the stimulus floodgates to juice the economy. —

William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 In 2026, however, with social media showcasing neck angles few mortals are born with, expectations are sky-high—for patients and doctors alike. —

Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025 In one of Storch’s pictures, an old man on a wooden porch angles his face up toward the sun. —

Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Sedona View Trail Starting at the top of Airport Mesa, the path angles downhill through a thin screen of junipers revealing stunning panoramas below. —

Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025 When patterns show which angles hold attention and which intros lose readers early, teams can refine headlines, add context boxes, and improve internal links so coverage feels useful and easy to follow. —

Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 6 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for angles

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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Millions upon millions of people are using generative AI as their ongoing advisor on mental health considerations (note that ChatGPT alone has over 900 million weekly active users, a notable proportion of which dip into mental health aspects, see my analysis at the link here).

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026