Standard Lemma guide

lopsided

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd/
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  • US: /ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 P S AY1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: one-sided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

biased; not balanced between points of view

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

turned or twisted toward one side- G.K.Chesterton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
  • his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, wonky, skew-whiff

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lop (“to hang loosely”) + side + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծռակող (cṙakoġ) — not balanced
  • Armenian: ծուռկողանի (cuṙkoġani) — not balanced
  • Bulgarian: неуравновесен (neuravnovesen) — not balanced
  • Catalan: desigual — not balanced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倾向一方的 (qīngxiàng yīfāng de) — not balanced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不平衡的 (bù pínghéng de) — not balanced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斜倚 (xiéyǐ) — not balanced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 畸形 (jīxíng) — not balanced
  • Czech: nesouměrný — not balanced
  • Czech: nevyvážený — not balanced
  • Dutch: onevenwichtig — not balanced
  • Dutch: scheef — not balanced
  • Finnish: toispuolinen — not balanced
  • Finnish: vino — not balanced
  • French: bancal — not balanced
  • German: schief — not balanced
  • Hungarian: féloldalas — not balanced
  • Hungarian: felemás — not balanced
  • Irish: aontaobhach — not balanced
  • Irish: leataobhach — not balanced
  • Iu Mien: maaiv — not balanced
  • Māori: tipirori — not balanced
  • Māori: hikuwaru — not balanced
  • Māori: tipitaha — not balanced
  • Plautdietsch: winjsch — not balanced
  • Polish: krzywy — not balanced
  • Polish: nierówny — not balanced
  • Polish: koślawy — not balanced
  • Polish: asymetryczny — not balanced
  • Polish: przekrzywiony — not balanced
  • Portuguese: torto — not balanced
  • Portuguese: desigual — not balanced
  • Romanian: strâmb — not balanced
  • Romanian: oblic — not balanced
  • Russian: кривобокий (krivobokij) — not balanced
  • Russian: искривлённый (iskrivljónnyj) — not balanced
  • Russian: наклонённый (naklonjónnyj) — not balanced
  • Russian: накренённый (nakrenjónnyj) — not balanced
  • Russian: скособоченный (skosobočennyj) — not balanced
  • Russian: асимметричный (asimmetričnyj) — not balanced
  • Spanish: muy desigual — not balanced
  • Spanish: chueco — not balanced
  • Spanish: ladeado — not balanced
  • Swedish: skev — not balanced
  • Welsh: unochrog — not balanced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偏頗 /偏颇 — biased
  • Czech: předpojatý — biased
  • Czech: zaujatý — biased
  • Czech: neobjektivní — biased
  • German: einseitig — biased
  • Polish: stronniczy — biased
  • Polish: nieobiektywny — biased
  • Portuguese: enviesado — biased