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
That reached a crescendo ahead of Super Bowl LIX, but the Chiefs’ lopsided loss to the Eagles cooled the talk.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Albin hesitated to name Wilcke the starter after the lopsided loss in Tampa, but provided clarity at Tuesday’s media availability.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami honored Sergio Busquets’ legendary career on Saturday night with a lopsided victory and postgame ceremony, but their Supporters’ Shield hopes simultaneously slipped away.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
No two rooms in the castle are alike, and its slightly lopsided walls and original, creaky staircase are a part of its charm.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Albin hesitated to name Wilcke the starter after the lopsided loss in Tampa, but provided clarity at Tuesday’s media availability.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami honored Sergio Busquets’ legendary career on Saturday night with a lopsided victory and postgame ceremony, but their Supporters’ Shield hopes simultaneously slipped away.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
No two rooms in the castle are alike, and its slightly lopsided walls and original, creaky staircase are a part of its charm.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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After Florida State and Clemson fought for an uneven share of ACC revenue, a Georgia Tech versus Virginia championship game just feels right.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss that tower and twist over city squares, Neoclassical Antebellum architecture, gas lamps that flicker over uneven cobblestone paths, and a humid subtropical climate that hangs heavy in the air.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Barry Cooper, the colorful former police officer turned scourge of crooked cops, couldn’t attend the screening of a new film about him at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead of squandering a potential big inning, the Cubs had put up a crooked number.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 49ers are 4-2 but can’t run the ball effectively and quarterbacks Brock Purdy (turf toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) are hobbling.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Two other names on the injury report for Buffalo are tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique, questionable) and wide receiver/kick returner Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs, questionable).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For me, my connection to it is sort of skewed.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many brands only make dog sweaters for small dogs, which means sizing can get a bit skewed.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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