as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the portrait in the foyer was lopsided, so I straightened it while I was waiting
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Recent Examples of lopsided
According to Virginia Public Radio, the 11th congressional district is one of the most lopsided in the state where Democrats have a more than 30-point advantage.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Why would the disk be so lopsided, and what could keep it that way for hundreds of millions of years has been a mystery?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The yellow alert has been canceled in Pullman after the lopsided victory, but the performance – specifically, the awakening of the running game – raises more questions about the Cougars’ preparation (or lack thereof) ahead of the opener against Idaho.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The Trojans head into Big Ten play 2-0 with another lopsided win in which many freshmen and reserves will get playing time.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Why would the disk be so lopsided, and what could keep it that way for hundreds of millions of years has been a mystery?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The yellow alert has been canceled in Pullman after the lopsided victory, but the performance – specifically, the awakening of the running game – raises more questions about the Cougars’ preparation (or lack thereof) ahead of the opener against Idaho.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The Trojans head into Big Ten play 2-0 with another lopsided win in which many freshmen and reserves will get playing time.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Conventional cooling systems often rely on cold plates that offer indirect contact with battery cells, which can result in uneven temperature distribution.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Polishing and setting diamonds on uneven surfaces is a rare skill and Chopard does it all in-house.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With its wide and deep imaging of the sky, Rubin is expected to discover thousands of new trans-Neptunian objects in the Kuiper Belt, which may confirm the tilted plane or mark it as a statistical fluke.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The tilted pinnacle resembles a jaunty ship cutting through clear air.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Their boss, the only one not carrying a blaster, pointed a long crooked finger at Rusty and all the Blasters were raised at Rusty in unison.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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For a Chicago Cubs lineup that has struggled lately to consistently score runs, let alone put up a crooked number, Friday’s opener against the Colorado Rockies provided the ideal bounce-back environment coming off the sweep in San Francisco.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That is to say, what Westerners know about Saudi is often skewed or incomplete.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Just remember you don’t have to limit yourself to large tournaments with a skewed payoff structure (in most large tournaments the top 10% are winning the ‘big money’).—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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