One-sided

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group..

Definitions by Sense

1. Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
2. With one competitor dominant over the other.
3. Out of proportion or lopsided.
4. Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.
5. (botany) Turned to one side.
6. (logic, of a modality) That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality, but not its opposite.

Example Sentences

We were robbed! That referee was definitely one-sided.

It was a swift, one-sided fight, all over in the second round.

Lovenkrands only just failed to connect with another Enrique cross in what was becoming a one-sided affair at Ewood Park but despite Newcastle dominating, Blackburn held out with the half ending goalless.

The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them.

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• more one-sided
• most one-sided

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