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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Sunday's 31-14 loss to the Chicago Bears was a game most Cowboys fans would like to forget — not only because of the lopsided final score but because of what happened to two of the team's biggest stars during.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
In three games against each other so far, the numbers are even more lopsided.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Washington was happy to let Moscow broker the peace deal that ended the 44-day war, deploying peacekeepers to implement the lopsided terms.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Mensik broke Michelsen twice on the way to a 4-0 lead, thanks to a number of good backhand shots, and really was never in any danger of losing during a massively lopsided first set that wasn’t even as close as the 6-1 score might indicate.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
In three games against each other so far, the numbers are even more lopsided.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Washington was happy to let Moscow broker the peace deal that ended the 44-day war, deploying peacekeepers to implement the lopsided terms.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Mensik broke Michelsen twice on the way to a 4-0 lead, thanks to a number of good backhand shots, and really was never in any danger of losing during a massively lopsided first set that wasn’t even as close as the 6-1 score might indicate.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lopsided. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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