lopsided
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lopsided
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askew, aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
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West Clermont at Turpin — Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Turpin finished 6-4 last season behind a high-octane offense, but lopsided losses in two of its final three games kept the Spartans from reaching the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, "Breaking down each Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown high school football game," 13 Aug. 2019 Tom Brady questioned his teammates’ focus after the latter lopsided loss to the Detroit Lions; the football world at large questioned whether Brady was finally too old to keep up with this game. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "What will the Patriots use for motivation this year?," 25 July 2019 In the Super Series being staged in San Diego, after two lopsided losses to No. — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "France routs U.S. in women’s rugby, but strides were made in Super Series," 14 July 2019 The lopsided nature of things found crescendo when Carter drilled a 3 deep in the left corner, was fouled and completed a 4-point play. — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Bracket bully West Virginia muscles way to Sweet 16," 18 Mar. 2018 China’s exports surged and its trade surplus unexpectedly widened in February, illustrating the lopsided nature of global commerce that Donald Trump is preparing to introduce protectionist measures against. — Fortune, "China Warns of 'Strong' Measures to Counter President Trump's Trade Tariffs," 8 Mar. 2018 What looked to be the Yankees’ first competitive game of this lopsided affair against their AL East archrivals got out of hand in the bottom of the sixth when the Sox pushed across three more runs to expand their lead to 8-3. — Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox continue onslaught to win third in a row vs. battered Yankees," 27 July 2019 The increase in incarceration that occurred in the 1990s did have a lopsided racial impact. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Column: If Joe Biden was wrong on crime, he had a lot of black company," 26 July 2019 Johnson had been heavily favored to triumph over rival Jeremy Hunt, the foreign minister, and the lopsided 2-1 tally was in line with those expectations: 92,153 votes for for Johnson and 46,656 for Hunt. — Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, "Brexit booster Boris Johnson wins race to be U.K. prime minister; battles over EU departure lie ahead," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lopsided.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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