Meanings
adjectivelopsided (comparative more lopsided, superlative most lopsided)
comparative more lopsided · superlative most lopsided · alternative lop-sided
- figurativelybiased; not balanced between points of view
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.
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adjectivehaving one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
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Origin
From lop (“to hang loosely”) + side + -ed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неуравновесен
- неуравновесен (neuravnovesen)not balanced
Catalan desigual
- desigualnot balanced
Chinese Mandarin 倾向一方的, 不平衡的
- 倾向一方的 (qīngxiàng yīfāng de)not balanced
- 不平衡的 (bù pínghéng de)not balanced
- 斜倚 (xiéyǐ)not balanced
- 畸形 (jīxíng)not balanced
- 偏頗 /偏颇biased
Czech nesouměrný, nevyvážený
- nesouměrnýnot balanced
- nevyváženýnot balanced
- předpojatýbiased
- zaujatýbiased
- neobjektivníbiased
Dutch onevenwichtig, scheef
- onevenwichtignot balanced
- scheefnot balanced
Finnish toispuolinen, vino
- toispuolinennot balanced
- vinonot balanced
French bancal
- bancalnot balanced
German schief, einseitig
- schiefnot balanced
- einseitigbiased
Hungarian féloldalas, felemás
- féloldalasnot balanced
- felemásnot balanced
Irish aontaobhach, leataobhach
- aontaobhachnot balanced
- leataobhachnot balanced
Māori tipirori, hikuwaru
- tipirorinot balanced
- hikuwarunot balanced
- tipitahanot balanced
Polish krzywy, nierówny
- krzywynot balanced
- nierównynot balanced
- koślawynot balanced
- asymetrycznynot balanced
- przekrzywionynot balanced
- stronniczybiased
- nieobiektywnybiased
Portuguese torto, desigual
- tortonot balanced
- desigualnot balanced
- enviesadobiased
Romanian strâmb, oblic
- strâmbnot balanced
- oblicnot balanced
Russian кривобокий, искривлённый
- кривобокий (krivobokij)not balanced
- искривлённый (iskrivljónnyj)not balanced
- наклонённый (naklonjónnyj)not balanced
- накренённый (nakrenjónnyj)not balanced
- скособоченный (skosobočennyj)not balanced
- асимметричный (asimmetričnyj)not balanced
Spanish muy desigual, chueco
- muy desigualnot balanced
- chueconot balanced
- ladeadonot balanced
Swedish skev
- skevnot balanced
Welsh unochrog
- unochrognot balanced
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Cite this entry
APA
lopsided. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lopsided
MLA
“lopsided.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lopsided. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lopsided,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lopsided.
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