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
Another of them hinges on a lopsided conflict between a cosmopolitan empire and its Middle Eastern neighbor, the former supplied with cutting-edge technology by interested parties, while the latter is in danger of being wiped off the map.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
Political experts attribute Kentucky's congressional influence to low political turnover and politically lopsided regions.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
An 8-tackle day was a rare bright spot during a lopsided home loss to Texas A&M.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Whether there was more monologuing this season than in the past is a question for someone with a better memory than myself, but even if the total was similar, the tone was too lopsided.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
Political experts attribute Kentucky's congressional influence to low political turnover and politically lopsided regions.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
An 8-tackle day was a rare bright spot during a lopsided home loss to Texas A&M.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Whether there was more monologuing this season than in the past is a question for someone with a better memory than myself, but even if the total was similar, the tone was too lopsided.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Long runs over uneven, rocky trail comes with its share of foot issues, but few sacrifices are greater than those poor keratin creatures attached to your precious foot fingers.—
Kade Krichko,
Outside Online,
22 July 2025
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Amid economic volatility and rapid technological change, access to financial planning remains deeply uneven.—
Matt Watson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Republicans are right to be terrified with their prospects in November 2025 and 2026; there is going to be a major reckoning for their chaotic, crooked, and extreme governance.—
James Skoufis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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National reporters and true crime junkies dug in, while local officials — already lacquered in scandal — looked so crooked a frame job seemed not just possible but probable.—
Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Mason Jones, who missed the last game with an oblique injury, came off the bench to post 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals for the Kings (5-0).—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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In his absence, the Marlins will rely primarily on Graham Pauley (who has played 23 games at third base and filled in when Norby missed time with an oblique injury earlier this season) and Javier Sanoja, who has played nine games at third this season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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In fact, data on services spending was even more skewed to the upside, as revisions put growth at just 0.6%, down from an initial print of 2.4%.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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People who are already mentally skewed toward blindly accepting the words of AI are going to take the messaging as a glorified directive.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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