Lopsided — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɑːpsaɪdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɒpsaɪdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɒpsaɪdɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɑːpsaɪdᵻd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skew-whiff cockeyed wonky awry askew

Parts of Speech

adjective	having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
adjective	turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”

Word Forms

lopsidedness

noun

an oblique or slanting asymmetry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schief

wobei eine Seite niedriger, kleiner oder leichter als die andere ist

🇫🇷French

de guingois

ayant un côté plus bas ou plus petit ou plus léger que l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

desequilibrado

tener un lado más bajo o más pequeño o más ligero que el otro

🇮🇹Italian

sbilenco

avere un lato più basso o più piccolo o più leggero dell'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

scheef

waarbij de ene kant lager of kleiner of lichter is dan de andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

assimétrico

ter um lado mais baixo, menor ou mais leve que o outro

🇷🇺Russian

однобокий

одна сторона ниже, меньше или легче другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकतरफा

जिसका एक किनारा दूसरे से निचला या छोटा या हल्का हो

🇧🇩Bengali

একমুখী

এক পাশ অন্যটির চেয়ে কম বা ছোট বা হালকা

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைகீழாக

ஒரு பக்கம் மற்றதை விட குறைவாக அல்லது சிறியதாக அல்லது இலகுவாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్కదారి పట్టింది

ఒక వైపు తక్కువ లేదా చిన్నది లేదా మరొకటి కంటే తేలికైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

एकतर्फी

एक बाजू दुसऱ्यापेक्षा कमी किंवा लहान किंवा हलकी असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકતરફી

એક બાજુ નીચી અથવા નાની અથવા બીજી કરતા હળવી હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾದ

ಒಂದು ಬದಿಯು ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹಗುರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലകീഴായി

ഒരു വശം മറ്റൊന്നിനേക്കാൾ താഴ്ന്നതോ ചെറുതോ ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞതോ ആണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਲਕਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یک طرفہ

ایک طرف دوسرے سے کم یا چھوٹا یا ہلکا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

片面

一侧比另一侧更低、更小或更轻

🇯🇵Japanese

偏った

一方の側が他方よりも低い、小さい、または軽い

🇰🇷Korean

한쪽으로 치우친

한쪽이 다른 쪽보다 낮거나 작거나 가볍습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lệch

có một bên thấp hơn hoặc nhỏ hơn hoặc nhẹ hơn bên kia

🇹🇭Thai

ลำเอียง

มีด้านหนึ่งต่ำกว่าหรือเล็กกว่าหรือเบากว่าอีกด้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

miring

memiliki satu sisi lebih rendah atau lebih kecil atau lebih ringan dari yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

tagilid

pagkakaroon ng isang gilid na mas mababa o mas maliit o mas magaan kaysa sa isa

🇲🇾Malay

senget

mempunyai satu sisi lebih rendah atau lebih kecil atau lebih ringan daripada yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متوازن

أن يكون أحد الجانبين أقل أو أصغر أو أخف من الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

کج

داشتن یک طرف پایین تر یا کوچکتر یا سبکتر از طرف دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

orantısız

bir tarafı diğerinden daha düşük veya daha küçük veya daha hafif olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

סתומה

שצד אחד נמוך יותר או קטן יותר או בהיר יותר מהשני

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The primary meaning of 'lopsided' is 'having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other'.

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Using 'lopsided' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lopsided' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lopsided' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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