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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The two men had worked together for years, selling everything from colon cleanses to get-rich-quick advice, before pivoting to crypto with uneven results.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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An even newer device, an electronic screener or balance board, measures foot movements as the patient tries to balance themselves on an uneven surface with their eyes open, and then closed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Yankees placed their second baseman on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain on Friday morning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Young stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner tore oblique muscles, forcing each of them to miss an extended stretch.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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In other words, short-term traders are heavily skewed toward puts -- a setup that, from a contrarian perspective, could fuel post-earnings upside if results beat expectations.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Something their protagonists have in common with great fictional detectives is an unorthodox set of personal habits, combined with an idiosyncratically skewed moral compass.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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