1
: having one side that is lower or smaller than the other
The boat looked lopsided.
The house had a lopsided porch.
a lopsided grin/smile
2
: uneven or unequal
They won the game by a lopsided score of 25-3.
a lopsided vote of 99 to 1
(chiefly US) He won a lop-sided victory in the recent election. [=he won the election very easily; he had many more votes than the other candidates]
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/lopsided. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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