lopsidedly

Examples

• All

• Then she saw the box sticking lopsidedly out of the closet.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The pumpkin grinned lopsidedly, its wide, unblinking eyes seeming to look right at them.

  Fiction book (1993)

• At last, I made my way home, walking a little lopsidedly.

  Fiction book (1991)

• His heart raced, then beat lopsidedly, as though on three legs.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The woman's face grinned lopsidedly all the way into the shadow of the trees.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "For what?" Chalmers grinned lopsidedly.

  Fiction book (2001)

• " Tuvia, unshaven and heavy-eyed, was embarrassed, and he smiled lopsidedly.

  Fiction book (1996)

• We crossed the road to avoid Saint Thomas's Churchyard, where the mossy gravestones gazed lopsidedly at us through the gloom.

  Fiction book (1994)

• She smiled lopsidedly, as if one side of her mouth was higher than the other.

• The painting was hung lopsidedly, making it hard to appreciate its beauty.

Synonyms

A

askew

vslopsidedly

13 6.0

Not straight or level and turned to one side

conveys an overall uneven balance rather than only a simple tilt

U

unevenly

vslopsidedly

8 3.5

In a way that makes some parts different from others

focuses more on a tipped or weighted imbalance than general irregularity

O

obliquely

vslopsidedly

5 6.9

In a sideways or indirect way

refers specifically to imbalance or one-sidedness rather than direction

C

crookedly

vslopsidedly

2 4.2

In a way that is not straight or level

highlights one-sided imbalance rather than just a bend or twist

A

asymmetrically

vslopsidedly

1 7.0

In an uneven way so the left and right sides are not the same

implies an uneven tilt or imbalance rather than just mirror mismatch

U

unsymmetrically

vslopsidedly

7.5

In a way that is not the same on both sides

stresses a visible tilt or one-sided imbalance rather than mere arrangement

S

skew-whiff

vslopsidedly

• UK

9.9

Not straight or level but turned a little to one side

describes imbalance more neutrally, not just awkwardness

S

slantwise

vslopsidedly

6.8

In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across

denotes a lack of balance in shape or arrangement rather than direction

S

slantways

vslopsidedly

6.7

At an angle, not straight up or down

means unevenness in weight or sides rather than simple diagonal position

S

slantingly

vslopsidedly

7.0

At an angle, not straight up and down

expresses one-sided imbalance or crookedness rather than just slanting

Antonyms

E

evenly

98 1.3

In an equal way across all parts

S

symmetrically

3 4.6

In a way that makes both sides look the same

How Uneven

lopsidedly

1 6.8

crookedly

2 4.2

evenly

98 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology