one-sided
one-sided
Definition
one·-sided (wun′sīd′id)
adjective
- on, having, or involving only one side
- larger or more developed on one side; leaning to one side
- favoring one side; uneven or unfair; prejudiced
- uneven or unequal a one-sided race
one-sided
Synonyms
one-sided
modif.
Unilateral
single, uneven, partial; see irregular 4, unilateral.Prejudiced
biased, partial, narrow-minded; see prejudiced, unfair 1.
one-sided
Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- favor: In a baseball one-sided in favor to make american eu members such.
Modifies a noun
- affair: The fourth game was a much quicker, one-sided affair, with Anthony showing his class.
- contest: All four players contributed to the one-sided contest, which leaves Britain with three wins out of four.
- propaganda: Archie Roy, please help to balance this one-sided propaganda.
- conversation: He has started hanging around for longer during our one-sided conversations.
- headache: This case study focuses on another unusual type of one-sided headaches - trigger point headaches.
- encounter: The game however was far from a one-sided encounter with Norwich just edging the first 45 minutes.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: The traditional Web has tended to be somewhat one-sided, with a flow of content from provider to viewer.
- rather: These rather one-sided violent affairs were magnified by the popular press of the time into The Riots On Sunset Strip.
- totally: The match itself was a totally one-sided affair in which Montrose outclassed the Loons.
- pretty: The first quarter of the match was pretty one-sided.
- completely: At the time, however, I believed that the attraction I felt was completely one-sided.
- too: It is also obvious that some people may have found the article " too one-sided " .
Used with adjective complement
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