as in tilted
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
But Friday’s contest included the usual ebbs and flows despite the lopsided final score.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
While the final score was lopsided, Cincinnati (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) led by only two at half.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
The loss to the Americans was the most lopsided and also the first time the Canadian women were shut out in Olympic play.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … FROM FOX SPORTS – As UCLA spiraled toward another lopsided defeat, Mick Cronin benched center Steven Jamerson II following a hard foul and heated exchange.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
While the final score was lopsided, Cincinnati (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) led by only two at half.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
The loss to the Americans was the most lopsided and also the first time the Canadian women were shut out in Olympic play.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … FROM FOX SPORTS – As UCLA spiraled toward another lopsided defeat, Mick Cronin benched center Steven Jamerson II following a hard foul and heated exchange.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Your stairs are nothing more than a narrow, tilted floor, much like a child’s slide at a playground.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Paramount did not bargain for WBD to foster, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a tilted and unfair process.—
Julia Boorstin,Lillian Rizzo,Alex Sherman,David Faber,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This top is business in the front (the draped, halter neckline and uneven hem) and a party in the back (the open back).—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a real-time planning and control framework that significantly improves how two-legged robots recover from sudden disturbances while walking on uneven or moving terrain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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More than half a million residents live in NYCHA development plagued by chronic mold, broken elevators, and heating failures; others reside in subpar tenements run by crooked landlords.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The company was ripped off over and over in more than 100 crooked transactions, the agreement said.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An oblique injury shortly before spring training last year, followed by a reaggravation, ultimately limited Assad to just eight big-league appearances (seven starts).—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Outfielder Kyle Stowers, who became an All-Star and extension candidate, missed the final six weeks of the season with an oblique strain.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Bella Ramsey takes a break from killing zombies and avenging father figures, their usual pastimes in series The Last of Us, to fool around and fall in love in Sunny Dancer, a decidedly uneven but fitfully charming, YA-skewed British comedy-drama.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hotel and business owners, however, raised concerns about the proposal, arguing that smaller hotels operate on smaller margins and that the benefits of the taxes were disproportionately skewed.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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