lopsided
adjective
lop·sid·ed
ˈläp-ˌsī-dəd 
1
: leaning to one side
2
: lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion : disproportionately heavy on one side
a lopsided vote of 99–1
lopsidedly
adverb
lopsidedness
noun
Examples of lopsided in a Sentence
The house had a lopsided porch.
They won the game by a lopsided score of 25–3.
a lopsided vote of 99 to 1
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—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Drafting the two best players available is probably the correct answer, but the talent is so lopsided on the current roster that leaning defense makes sense.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
John Elway finally got over the hump after losing his first three Super Bowls, each in an excruciatingly more lopsided fashion.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The sheer pervasiveness of lopsided household labor suggests that this problem cannot be explained by a few individual bad actors.
—Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lopsided. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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