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
After back-to-back blowout losses to championship contenders — the first by 37 points to the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, then another lopsided defeat in Boston against the reigning champion Celtics — the Knicks couldn’t afford to let this one slip away.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Orlando Magic pushed Cleveland to a seventh game in the first round last spring, but the Cavs won by 40 on Tuesday, 122-82, in Orlando’s most lopsided loss this season.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Essentially, Governor Hochul made big promises based on an unrealistic expectation that investors would be willing to take lopsided risks even as the cannabis industry struggled elsewhere.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That has included lopsided margins of 39-21 against Chicago, 31-9 against Brooklyn, 32-8 against Oklahoma City and 35-20 against Milwaukee on Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Orlando Magic pushed Cleveland to a seventh game in the first round last spring, but the Cavs won by 40 on Tuesday, 122-82, in Orlando’s most lopsided loss this season.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Essentially, Governor Hochul made big promises based on an unrealistic expectation that investors would be willing to take lopsided risks even as the cannabis industry struggled elsewhere.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That has included lopsided margins of 39-21 against Chicago, 31-9 against Brooklyn, 32-8 against Oklahoma City and 35-20 against Milwaukee on Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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Nationally, learning loss recovery has been slow and uneven, especially among students of color, Axios' Russell Contreras reported.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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This, coupled with the indirect cooking required when smoking, led to uneven cooking times.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Tampa Bay is one of the most crooked places in America, according to fraud report data from the Federal Trade Commission.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Talley also said the pathway of the bullet as the pathologist in the case testified disproves any legal theory that Ferguson’s arm was crooked at a 45-degree angle.—
Hetty Chang,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Utility man Romy Gonzalez, who suffered a minor oblique injury last week, is also expected to be ready by Opening Day.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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But Jeff McNeil’s oblique injury and Nick Madrigal’s shoulder surgery opened up two infield spots.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By the same token, high-protein bagels—which offer a less skewed ratio of carbs to protein—are less likely to have these effects.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2025
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There’s a case to be made that those numbers are skewed because Sanders took so many sacks, and therefore did not risk incompletions, but that’s probably a bit disingenuous.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Lopsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopsided. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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