LOPSIDED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

lopsided

adjective

ˈläp-ˌsī-dəd

Definition of lopsided

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 Wladimir Klitschko wins a lopsided unanimous decision over David Haye, adding the WBA title to his heavyweight haul. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Those who prefer the old castle with its massive, partly lopsided walls will get excited about the fact that no two rooms are alike. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 After lopsided losses in the first two games of the series, the A’s took an early lead on Heim’s leadoff homer in the second. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 After the Royals’ three-touchdown defeat last Friday against the White Sox in Chicago — the most lopsided loss in team history — fans vented in response to the team’s social-media accounts. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lopsided

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Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Citi maintained that risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside, as Iran retains significant control over the timing and terms of any potential agreement to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz energy route.

— Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 May 2026

Definition of tilted

Adjective

Household financial resilience also remains uneven, even when many adults report doing okay or living comfortably.

— Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The uneven workmanship of the double stitching suggests the giant flag was likely made by amateurs, curators with the historical society have determined.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of uneven

Adjective

Trump even played to this history in appealing for Balogun’s reinstatement, implying (without evidence) that the referee who made the call was crooked.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Better known among seasoned riders as the Triple Nickel, the route makes for one of the most crooked roads in the Midwest, if not the country.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of crooked

Adjective

Infielder Nick Sogard, who had been called up in Story’s place, hit the IL with a right oblique strain June 3, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went to the IL with a forearm bone stress reaction similar to Mayer’s on June 20.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Mayfield, who turned 31 in April, appeared on the Bucs’ injury report 10 out of 18 weeks with issues that spanned his foot, toe, knee, right biceps, oblique and right shoulder.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Definition of oblique

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