Main entry: oblique, oblique case
Definition: any grammatical case other than the nominative
Antonyms: nominative, nominative case, subject case
Definition: the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
Main entry: oblique
Definition: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Usage: the oblique rays of the winter sun; acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles; the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
Antonyms: perpendicular
Definition: intersecting at or forming right angles
Antonyms: parallel
Definition: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Main entry: oblique, devious
Definition: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Usage: used devious means to achieve success; gave oblique answers to direct questions; oblique political maneuvers
Antonyms: direct
Definition: direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
Antonyms: direct
Definition: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action