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
The lopsided set of possible outcomes makes quite a contrast to the bet on a noncallable 30-year Treasury bond.
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William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The lopsided celestial smile will be visible across the eastern sky until the sun rises, EarthSky reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Right off the bat, Expedition 33 avoids the common pitfall of assigning moves to magic point (MP) values; In most JRPGs, special attacks typically consume MP, and running out means characters are relegated to just doing normal attacks, which can make battles feel dry or lopsided.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Larsson also played the final 1:23 of Sunday’s Game 1, but that came at the end of a lopsided loss.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The lopsided celestial smile will be visible across the eastern sky until the sun rises, EarthSky reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Right off the bat, Expedition 33 avoids the common pitfall of assigning moves to magic point (MP) values; In most JRPGs, special attacks typically consume MP, and running out means characters are relegated to just doing normal attacks, which can make battles feel dry or lopsided.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Larsson also played the final 1:23 of Sunday’s Game 1, but that came at the end of a lopsided loss.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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John’s piano and vocals, thankfully, were front and center, and did not suffer from uneven mixing.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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For instance, the automaker heard customers say the cup holders were hard to use because the front console was uneven and the cup holders weren’t flexible enough to hold different sizes and types of vessels.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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In the new season’s third episode, Charlie helps Beatrix solve the murder of her husband Jeffrey (Richard Kind) by crooked FBI agent Danny (John Mulaney), and in return, Beatrix agrees to call off the hit.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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But that jubilation quickly turns into a night of violence when Coop is beaten within an inch of his life by two guys hired by a crooked art gallery owner who put overly aggressive moves on his partner in crime Elena (Aimee Carrero).—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The Cubs left fielder attempted to go through a full day of pregame work, including hitting and throwing, but his left oblique strain didn’t feel quite right.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The Yankees are also hoping that Jazz Chisholm Jr. (oblique) will return soon from the injured list.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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For instance, paper surveys can be time-consuming to administer and analyze, leading to low response rates and potentially skewed data.—
Ajay Prasad,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Picture those Void rooms: this very kind of hellish place where all angles are skewed and the different gravity rooms are glued to each other in the middle of black nothingness.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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