21
crooked(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, bent, crafty)
20
indirect(adjective, false, dishonest, straight, deceitful)
14
devious(adjective, false, dishonest, straight, deceitful)
13
roundabout(adjective, dishonest, straight, deceitful, bent)
12
diagonal(noun, adjective, straight, irregular, slant)
12
sloping(adjective, irregular, slant, crooked, inclined)
11
inclined(adjective, slanting)
10
circuitous(adjective, straight, bent, ambiguous, around)
10
twisted(adjective, askew, slanting)
9
askew(adjective, irregular, slant, crooked, inclined)
9
slanted(adjective, straight, bent, crooked, devious)
9
tilted(adjective, slant, bent, warped, devious)
8
awry(adjective, adverb, askew, slanting)
8
evasive(adjective, deceitful, tricky)
8
sidelong(adjective, cross, ambiguous, indirect, incidental)
8
slanting(adjective, straight, slant, crooked, cockeyed)
7
aslant(adjective, adverb, slant, crooked, altered)
7
circular(adjective, straight, ambiguous, around, devious)
7
bias(noun, adjective, cross, straight, weave)
7
diverging(adjective, slanting)
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