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
Journalists, diplomats, academics, businessmen, and environmentalists have been traded in lopsided deals for weaponry and money.
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The awards recognized plenty of films that debuted toward the tail end of the program in what turned out to be a starry but lopsided year in terms of critical acclaim.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Hawaii 16, Cal State Fullerton 4: The Titans (29-27) squandered some early scoring opportunities and saw their season come to an end with a lopsided loss on Friday night.
—Staff, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Related Articles After beating Carolina 5-2 in Game 1, the Panthers put together an even more lopsided performance on Thursday, routing the Hurricanes 5-0 at the Lenovo Center.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The awards recognized plenty of films that debuted toward the tail end of the program in what turned out to be a starry but lopsided year in terms of critical acclaim.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Hawaii 16, Cal State Fullerton 4: The Titans (29-27) squandered some early scoring opportunities and saw their season come to an end with a lopsided loss on Friday night.
—Staff, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Related Articles After beating Carolina 5-2 in Game 1, the Panthers put together an even more lopsided performance on Thursday, routing the Hurricanes 5-0 at the Lenovo Center.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Read More: The Healthiest Way to Clean Your House Check the base of the unit, too: Dirt can settle underneath, making the entire thing uneven, leading to performance issues and major repairs down the road, Drew says.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The American game was largely insular, coaching education uneven, and infrastructure limited.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Throughout the film, newspaper headlines and snippets of TV contextualize the story against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam demonstrations, colleges retaliating to student campus protests and aggressive policing, along with glimpses of Richard Nixon’s crooked grin.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The moon's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Manaea was initially shut down in February with the right oblique strain, then suffered a setback in early April when inflammation in the muscle required a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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The 28-year-old right-hander is returning from an oblique strain that removed him from the starting competition in spring training.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Lastly, in relation to the ongoing (and increasingly skewed) yin/yang of offense vs. defense, pushing sometimes feels like an unfair advantage.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Francis began to connect the dots, albeit with a perhaps misguided sense of self-worth and skewed ambition.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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