When a clue like “Incline” appears in a crossword, solvers often rely on familiar answers that have worked before. This list brings together those tested entries for a smoother solving experience.
Likely Answers:
- LEAN
- RAMP
- TEND
- SLOPE
- SLANT
- TILT
- ASCENT
- HILL
- GRADIENT
- TREND
- SHELVE
- NOD
- DISPOSE
- PREDISPOSE
- GRADE
- 2LSPO
Synonyms and Definitions
LEAN
- Synonyms: angle, be given, inclination, leaning, list, run, skimpy, slant, tend, thin, tilt, tip
RAMP
- Synonyms: allium tricoccum, rage, storm, wild leek
TEND
- Synonyms: lean
SLOPE
- Synonyms: gradient, pitch, side
- Definition: a raised landform in geology
SLANT
- Synonyms: cant, cant over, rake, weight
TILT
- Synonyms: arguing, argument, careen, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, joust, rock, shift, sway, wobble
ASCENT
- Synonyms: acclivity, ascending, ascension, climb, raise, rise, rising, upgrade
HILL
- Synonyms: mound, pitchers mound
GRADIENT
- Synonyms: slope
TREND
- Synonyms: course, curve, cut, drift, movement, sheer, slew, slue, style, swerve, tendency, veer, vogue
SHELVE
- Synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table
DISPOSE
- Synonyms: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, fling, put away, qualify, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
- Definition: Hand over, trade, or pass on to someone else
GRADE
- Synonyms: class, degree, form, grad, gradation, ground level, level, mark, order, place, range, rank, rate, score, tier