Angle

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Synonyms for "angle" (318 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (64)

Strong matches (95)

Verb(2 words)
fishfished
Adjective(1 words)
geometric rotation

Related words (159)

Preposition(1 words)
into a corner
intrigueitemjackjacklightjigjockeykneellay a plotlightlikenesslinelineamentslocal colorlooklook formachinatemaneuvermanipulatemanner
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mental outlookmoodmotifmotivemovementmythosnetnookobliqueoblique angleoperateoutlookparticularperipeteiaperspectivephasephasisplaceplanplay gamesplotpointpoint of viewpositionpostprejudiceprojectionpull stringsquoinrecognitionreferencereference systemregardrespectrigright anglerising actionsalient angleschemeseatsecondary plotseekseemingseinesemblanceshapesheershrimpsidesightsimulacrumsituationskewslantslopesluespinstandstandingstandpointstationstatusstill-fishstorystructurestylesubjectsubplotswayswerveswitchsystemthematic developmentthemetonetopictorchtotal effecttrawltrolltry forturnturningtwistuniversevantagevantage pointveervenuevertexviewviewpointwanglewhalewisezagzigzigzag
Adjective(1 words)
slanted

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: corner, action, aim, aim, anagnorisis.
  • Sentence evidence is available for angle, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "angle".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "angle"

Keep "angle" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

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2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "angle", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "angle" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

32 entries

Showing 16 of 32 words.

More specific

16 entries
acute angleangle a cameraangle a laserangle a mirrorbevelbutt jointcambergusset jointinside anglemiter anglemiter jointobtuse angleoutside angleright anglesplaystraight angle

Collocations

11 entries
angle a beamangle a mirrorangle a sensorangle bisectorangle for accuracyangle measurementangle of incidenceangle of reflectionangle the rampright anglevertex angle

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Translations

134 translations across 103 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • hoek noun (geometrical figure)

Albanian

2 entries
  • kan noun (geometrical figure)
  • kënd noun (geometrical figure)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • γωνία noun (geometrical figure)

Arabic

1 entries
  • زَاوِيَة noun (geometrical figure)

Armenian

1 entries
  • անկյուն noun (geometrical figure)

Assamese

1 entries
  • কোণ noun (geometrical figure)

Asturian

1 entries
  • ángulu noun (geometrical figure)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bucaq noun (geometrical figure)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • мөйөш noun (geometrical figure)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ву́гал noun (geometrical figure)
  • кут noun (geometrical figure)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কোণ noun (geometrical figure)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • ъ́гъл noun (geometrical figure)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ထောင့် noun (geometrical figure)

Catalan

1 entries
  • angle noun (geometrical figure)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • گۆشە noun (geometrical figure)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • itso'me noun (geometrical figure)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 角 noun (geometrical figure)
  • 角度 noun (geometrical figure)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • ѫгълъ noun (geometrical figure)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • köşe noun (geometrical figure)

Czech

1 entries
  • úhel noun (geometrical figure)

Danish

1 entries
  • vinkel noun (geometrical figure)

Dutch

1 entries
  • hoek noun (geometrical figure)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • angulo noun (geometrical figure)

Estonian

1 entries
  • nurk noun (geometrical figure)

Finnish

1 entries
  • kulma noun (geometrical figure)

French

1 entries
  • angle noun (geometrical figure)

Friulian

1 entries
  • angul noun (geometrical figure)

Galician

1 entries
  • ángulo noun (geometrical figure)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კუთხე noun (geometrical figure)

German

1 entries
  • Winkel noun (geometrical figure)

Greek

1 entries
  • γωνία noun (geometrical figure)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • ang noun (geometrical figure)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • זווית \ זָוִית noun (geometrical figure)

Hindi

1 entries
  • कोण noun (geometrical figure)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • szög noun (geometrical figure)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • horn noun (geometrical figure)

Ido

1 entries
  • angulo noun (geometrical figure)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • sudut noun (geometrical figure)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • nurkka noun (geometrical figure)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • angulo noun (geometrical figure)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • زاوِیِه noun (geometrical figure)
  • کُنْج noun (geometrical figure)
  • گوشِه noun (geometrical figure)

Italian

1 entries
  • angolo noun (geometrical figure)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 角 noun (geometrical figure)
  • 角度 noun (geometrical figure)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бұрыш noun (geometrical figure)

Khmer

4 entries
  • កោណ noun (geometrical figure)
  • ជ្រុង noun (geometrical figure)
  • មុម noun (geometrical figure)
  • មុំ noun (geometrical figure)

Korean

2 entries
  • 각 noun (geometrical figure)
  • 각도 noun (geometrical figure)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • бурч noun (geometrical figure)

Lao

2 entries
  • ມຸມ noun (geometrical figure)
  • ແຈ noun (geometrical figure)

Latin

1 entries
  • angulus noun (geometrical figure)

Latvian

2 entries
  • leņķis noun (geometrical figure)
  • stūris noun (geometrical figure)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • kampas noun (geometrical figure)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • nugeł noun (geometrical figure)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • а́гол noun (geometrical figure)

Malay

1 entries
  • sudut noun (geometrical figure)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • കോൺ noun (geometrical figure)

Maltese

1 entries
  • angolu noun (geometrical figure)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • өнцөг noun (geometrical figure)

Moore

1 entries
  • yaasre noun (geometrical figure)

Māori

4 entries
  • koki noun (geometrical figure)
  • konae noun (geometrical figure)
  • konaenga noun (geometrical figure)
  • konaki noun (geometrical figure)

Norman

1 entries
  • angle noun (geometrical figure)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • qozî noun (geometrical figure)
  • qunc noun (geometrical figure)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • vinkel noun (geometrical figure)

Occitan

1 entries
  • angle noun (geometrical figure)

Odia

1 entries
  • କୋଣ noun (geometrical figure)

Old East Slavic

2 entries
  • оуглъ noun (geometrical figure)
  • оугълъ noun (geometrical figure)

Old English

1 entries
  • healh noun (geometrical figure)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • بوجاق noun (geometrical figure)
  • زاویه noun (geometrical figure)
  • كنج noun (geometrical figure)
  • كوشه noun (geometrical figure)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • угел noun (geometrical figure)

Pashto

1 entries
  • زاويه noun (geometrical figure)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Winkjel noun (geometrical figure)

Polish

1 entries
  • kąt noun (geometrical figure)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • ângulo noun (geometrical figure)

Punjabi

2 entries
  • کوݨا noun (geometrical figure)
  • ਕੋਣਾ noun (geometrical figure)

Romanian

1 entries
  • unghi noun (geometrical figure)

Romansch

1 entries
  • angul noun (geometrical figure)

Russian

1 entries
  • у́гол noun (geometrical figure)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • कोण noun (geometrical figure)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • àngulu noun (geometrical figure)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ceàrn noun (geometrical figure)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kȗt noun (geometrical figure)
  • ȕgao noun (geometrical figure)
  • ку̑т noun (geometrical figure)
  • у̏гао noun (geometrical figure)

Shan

1 entries
  • ၸဵင်ႇ noun (geometrical figure)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • àngulu noun (geometrical figure)

Slovak

1 entries
  • uhol noun (geometrical figure)

Slovene

1 entries
  • kot noun (geometrical figure)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ángulo noun (geometrical figure)

Swedish

3 entries
  • plan vinkel noun (geometrical figure)
  • rymdvinkel noun (geometrical figure)
  • vinkel noun (geometrical figure)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • siha noun (geometrical figure)

Tajik

4 entries
  • бурчак noun (geometrical figure)
  • гӯша noun (geometrical figure)
  • зовия noun (geometrical figure)
  • кунҷ noun (geometrical figure)

Tamil

1 entries
  • கோணம் noun (geometrical figure)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • taɣmart noun (geometrical figure)

Tatar

1 entries
  • почмак noun (geometrical figure)

Telugu

1 entries
  • కోణము noun (geometrical figure)

Thai

1 entries
  • มุม noun (geometrical figure)

Turkish

1 entries
  • açı noun (geometrical figure)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • burç noun (geometrical figure)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • кут noun (geometrical figure)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • nuhł noun (geometrical figure)

Urdu

1 entries
  • زاوِیَہ noun (geometrical figure)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • بۇرجەك noun (geometrical figure)
  • بۇلۇڭ noun (geometrical figure)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • burchak noun (geometrical figure)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • gốc noun (geometrical figure)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ongl noun (geometrical figure)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ווינקל noun (geometrical figure)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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The angle would be too narrow.

Source: tatoeba (43006)

Let's approach this problem from a different angle.

Source: tatoeba (56642)

This table is at an angle.

Source: tatoeba (60867)

The wider the V angle, the slower the speed.

Source: tatoeba (72157)

Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "angle"?

Closest matches include corner, action, aim, aim, anagnorisis.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "angle"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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