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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Americans are hungry for solutions to the most lopsided economy in our history.
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Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Roughly three out of four travelers never wander north or west of the Dublin-Galway line, and only a modest share cross into Northern Ireland at all — a lopsided pattern that makes the region feel like a secret hiding in plain sight.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
By the same standard, the only lopsided score in the series was a 5-1 win by the Wild in Game 3, and one of those was an empty-netter, as well.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Brunson had 22 points and Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 17 in the Knicks' latest lopsided playoff victory.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Roughly three out of four travelers never wander north or west of the Dublin-Galway line, and only a modest share cross into Northern Ireland at all — a lopsided pattern that makes the region feel like a secret hiding in plain sight.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
By the same standard, the only lopsided score in the series was a 5-1 win by the Wild in Game 3, and one of those was an empty-netter, as well.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Brunson had 22 points and Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 17 in the Knicks' latest lopsided playoff victory.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lopsided. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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