lopsided
adjective
lop·sid·ed
ˈläp-ˌsī-dəd 
1
: leaning to one side
2
: lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion : disproportionately heavy on one side
a lopsided vote of 99–1
lopsidedly
adverb
lopsidedness
noun
Examples of lopsided in a Sentence
The house had a lopsided porch.
They won the game by a lopsided score of 25–3.
a lopsided vote of 99 to 1
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The highs include a five-game streak of four wins and one tie against World Cup-qualified opponents, while the lows include a pair of lopsided losses to Belgium and Portugal in the final preparatory camp before the World Cup earlier this year.
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Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Xi may use the increasingly lopsided relationship between the two – with the Russian economy heavily beholden to China – to push for wins for Beijing in energy cooperation at time when conflict in the Middle East is squeezing Beijing’s access to crude oil.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
The winning Democrats — Hubbard and Alicia Johnson — scored lopsided victories after hammering the Republican incumbents on the campaign trail for raising Georgia Power customers’ bills.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Americans are hungry for solutions to the most lopsided economy in our history.
—Alexander Heffner, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
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Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Xi may use the increasingly lopsided relationship between the two – with the Russian economy heavily beholden to China – to push for wins for Beijing in energy cooperation at time when conflict in the Middle East is squeezing Beijing’s access to crude oil.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
The winning Democrats — Hubbard and Alicia Johnson — scored lopsided victories after hammering the Republican incumbents on the campaign trail for raising Georgia Power customers’ bills.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Americans are hungry for solutions to the most lopsided economy in our history.
—Alexander Heffner, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lopsided. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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