Synonyms of cant

cant 1 of 4

noun (1)

as in inclination

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

a steep cant of the riverbank at that turn in the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inclination
• slope
• incline
• lean
• gradient
• pitch
• rake
• upgrade
• diagonal
• climb
• grade
• bank
• slant
• rise
• ascent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• decline
• dip
• hanging
• downgrade
• descent
• declination
• declivity
• declension
• hang
• receding

cant

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noun (2)

1

as in deception

the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have

many accused the evangelist of cant, since his lavish lifestyle seemed to bear little resemblance to what he was preaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deception
• deceit
• hypocrisy
• affectation
• deceptiveness
• pretense
• insincerity
• dissembling
• dissimulation
• pretension
• deceitfulness
• piousness
• dishonesty
• shamming
• falseness
• smoothness
• double-dealing
• affectedness
• fraudulentness
• duplicity
• fakery
• falsity
• perfidy
• sanctimoniousness
• artificiality
• self-satisfaction
• pretentiousness
• two-facedness
• oiliness
• self-righteousness
• glibness
• unctuousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• genuineness
• honesty
• frankness
• truthfulness
• openness
• candor
• directness
• probity
• straightforwardness
• sincereness
• forthrightness
• naturalness
• artlessness
• unaffectedness
• openheartedness
• guilelessness

2

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• vocabulary
• language
• dialect
• slang
• jive
• shop
• idiom
• jargon
• lingo
• argot
• patois
• patter
• speech
• shoptalk
• vernacular
• colloquial
• regionalism
• colloquialism
• pidgin
• parlance
• localism
• vernacularism
• educationese
• computerese
• provincialism
• governmentese
• slanguage
• journalese
• cyberspeak
• technobabble
• bureaucratese

cant

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adjective

as in leaning

running in a slanting direction

the cant buttresses on the interior walls are made of solid oak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaning
• oblique
• sloping
• sloped
• diagonal
• graded
• inclined
• listing
• tilted
• tilting
• pitched
• slant
• canted
• slanted
• raked
• slantwise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• level
• vertical
• horizontal
• parallel
• up-and-down
• perpendicular
• plumb

cant

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verb

as in to tilt

to set or cause to be at an angle

carefully canted the ladder against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilt
• slope
• lean
• angle
• incline
• tip
• cock
• heel
• list
• deviate
• pitch
• slant
• bend
• bank
• descend
• retreat
• swerve
• veer
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• level
• even
• flatten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cant

Noun

The front end has a shark nose design and the top edge of the hood cants foward. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 May 2026

The fairway cants to the right. — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026

Verb

The center screen is handsomely integrated well below your road-facing sightline, and slightly canted toward the driver for exceptional readability. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026

Alex stood across the living room, his head canted down and his eyes fixated on a carousel of TikTok videos emanating from his mother’s cellphone. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025