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 Connecticut team jumped on New York in the first inning, scoring three runs and leaving three runners stranded en route to the lopsided win.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
And when 75% of all jobs created come from one employment sector (health care) and all of it from two (social assistance), that’s just plain lopsided.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
While some players are holding onto the lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Travis Kelce is done discussing the topic.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Shields last fought in July, successfully defending her title with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Lani Daniels at Little Caesars Arena in her home state of Michigan.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
And when 75% of all jobs created come from one employment sector (health care) and all of it from two (social assistance), that’s just plain lopsided.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
While some players are holding onto the lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Travis Kelce is done discussing the topic.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Shields last fought in July, successfully defending her title with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Lani Daniels at Little Caesars Arena in her home state of Michigan.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Back in April, Ulta had already slowed its rollout within Target, citing uneven returns and operational friction in certain locations.—
Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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From the outside, staying in these uneven dynamics can look like passivity or even low self-esteem.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The radio-wavelength image shows that the black hole’s jet is not straight, but is crooked with three distinct bends.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In one image, Scales, who had won a Military Cross for his bravery at the front, wears a crooked grimace that suggests recent anguish.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Max Muncy was officially placed on the IL on Friday retroactive to Wednesday with a right oblique strain.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Cubs will try to avoid a fourth straight series loss Sunday when Javier Assad (0-1, 9.00 ERA) makes his second appearance of the season after returning from an oblique injury suffered in spring training.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Their risk posture is just insanely skewed with these autonomous robots.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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That growth is heavily skewed toward non-OECD countries, which are building new capacity at a faster pace (3.0% annual growth) than the flat-to-declining trend in OECD nations (2.5%).—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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