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
Sunday afternoon’s 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field marked the Mets’ most lopsided defeat of the year.
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Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
In a pitching matchup that looked lopsided in the Dodgers’ favor, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the one who couldn’t keep up.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
In the first photo, taken at a lopsided angle, Steve poses with his arm around Mina while their daughter Charlie, 4, wraps her arms around his leg.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 12 June 2025
While a month-long, 32-team showdown might initially sound appealing, the considerable gap in quality between European clubs and their global counterparts could result in a lopsided competition.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
In a pitching matchup that looked lopsided in the Dodgers’ favor, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the one who couldn’t keep up.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
In the first photo, taken at a lopsided angle, Steve poses with his arm around Mina while their daughter Charlie, 4, wraps her arms around his leg.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 12 June 2025
While a month-long, 32-team showdown might initially sound appealing, the considerable gap in quality between European clubs and their global counterparts could result in a lopsided competition.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Avoid wobbly or uneven fittings to keep everything centered.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2025
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That means Juno’s radio transmissions will experience the Doppler effect, where the wavelength shifts slightly in response to Io’s uneven gravitational field.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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What Pete Rose did was selfish, illicit, shameful, crooked.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Heyward has been out since May 24 with a left oblique strain.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Despite his missing time early this season with an oblique injury, all of that work has paid off.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Identify where ratios are skewed whether due to understaffing or misallocation and rebalance workloads to maximize care quality and staff sustainability.—
Kunal Khashu,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The risk to unemployment is also skewed to the upside.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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