lopsided
Leaning or heavier on one side, not even.
lopsided in a sentence
- Ben's lopsided birthday cake sloped so steeply the candles slid to one edge.
- Our snowman turned out lopsided, leaning so far to one side we propped him up with a spade.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lopsided?
- Astraight
- Blevel
- Cuneven
- Dbalanced
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C: uneven. The other three mean the opposite of lopsided.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lopsided?
- Alevel
- Btilted
- Cuneven
- Dcrooked
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A: level. The other three mean nearly the same as lopsided.
Words that mean something similar
uneven, tilted, crooked
Words that mean the opposite
level, balanced, straight
More words about appearance & looks
- luscious: Tasting or looking rich, sweet and delicious.
- magnificent: Extremely beautiful and impressive.
- majestic: Grand and impressive, like a king or queen.
- mar: To spoil or damage something.
- mottled: Covered in patches or spots of different colours.
- opulent: Very grand and expensive-looking.
- ornate: Decorated with lots of fancy patterns and details.
- ostentatious: Showy in a way that is meant to impress other people.
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