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one-sided Definition

one·-sided (wunsīdid)

adjective

  1. on, having, or involving only one side
  2. larger or more developed on one side; leaning to one side
  3. favoring one side; uneven or unfair; prejudiced
  4. uneven or unequal a one-sided race

one-sided Synonyms

one-sided

modif.

  1. Unilateral

    single, uneven, partial; see irregular 4, unilateral.

  2. 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

  • seem: Seems overly one-sided to me whatever way you look at it.
  • become: Staff worried: would Jerry's learning become one-sided?
  • remain: Results, especially among those neglecting the historical roots of the phenomenon, have sometimes remained one-sided.