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
Something closer to what Erik Spoelstra’s team endured in Tuesday night’s 122-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center, the Heat’s most-lopsided loss of the season.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The Knicks dropped their fourth straight Monday with a lopsided 121-90 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The Bulldogs beat eight of the nine, with a lopsided loss to Michigan as the only blemish.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Those struggles continued in a 13-3 loss to Seattle that was more lopsided than the final score might suggest.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The Knicks dropped their fourth straight Monday with a lopsided 121-90 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The Bulldogs beat eight of the nine, with a lopsided loss to Michigan as the only blemish.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Those struggles continued in a 13-3 loss to Seattle that was more lopsided than the final score might suggest.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 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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Lost Lambs is a confident if uneven start for a morbidly funny writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The low-pile rug has short fibers that prevent uneven crushing from heavy foot traffic and give it more durability over time.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Willms plans to call the Bureau of Land Management — the agency that oversees these parcels of federal land — to report the crooked stake.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
7 Jan. 2026
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Begin by removing any suckers at the base of the tree, side shoots on the trunk, crossing or crooked branches, dead or damaged branches, those that are growing inward, and crowded branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For now, the pastor is keeping his politics oblique.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Losing Roman Anthony to an oblique strain in early September was a massive blow, and proved the offense wasn’t deep enough.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Due to a smaller number of four-star hotels in Verbier, the Google Hotels number is slightly skewed.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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The second is skewed family dynamics.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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