one-sided
adjective
one-sid·ed
ˈwən-ˈsī-dəd 
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: unilateral
a one-sided decision
one-sidedly
adverb
one-sidedness
noun
Examples of one-sided in a Sentence
my neighbor's account of how the feud got started was somewhat one-sided
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At the end of the second period in women’s hockey, Sweden leads Germany 3–1 thanks to its one-sided attacking advantage.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
This one was so one-sided that 7-9 Olivier Rioux, the world's tallest teenager, played the final minute and scored Florida's last basket.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The Poway girls had the advantage on the mat, winning five of the nine matches actually contested, scoring four pins and a one-sided major decision.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Fland had two easy steal-and-layup sequences in the first half and ultimately finished with an eye-popping eight steals, highlighting a one-sided turnover battle.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But in practice, the modern civil service already functions as a one-sided spoils system.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Purdy detractors will resurface to a degree in the face of such a one-sided loss.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The timing suggests that the race to put humanoid robots on factory floors is no longer one-sided, and both American and Chinese manufacturers are taking methodical, incremental approaches to large-scale deployment.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
The support isn’t one-sided either.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
This one was so one-sided that 7-9 Olivier Rioux, the world's tallest teenager, played the final minute and scored Florida's last basket.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The Poway girls had the advantage on the mat, winning five of the nine matches actually contested, scoring four pins and a one-sided major decision.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Fland had two easy steal-and-layup sequences in the first half and ultimately finished with an eye-popping eight steals, highlighting a one-sided turnover battle.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But in practice, the modern civil service already functions as a one-sided spoils system.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Purdy detractors will resurface to a degree in the face of such a one-sided loss.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
The timing suggests that the race to put humanoid robots on factory floors is no longer one-sided, and both American and Chinese manufacturers are taking methodical, incremental approaches to large-scale deployment.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
The support isn’t one-sided either.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-sided. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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