one-sided

[wuhn-sahy-did]

adjective

1. considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair.

   a one-sided judgment.

2. with one party, contestant, side, etc., vastly superior; unbalanced; unequal.

   a one-sided fight.

3. existing or occurring on one side only.

4. having but one side, or but one developed or finished side.

5. having one side larger or more developed than the other.

6. Law.,  involving the action of one person only.

7. having the parts all on one side, as an inflorescence.

one-sided

adjective

1. considering or favouring only one side of a matter, problem, etc

2. having all the advantage on one side

3. larger or more developed on one side

4. having, existing on, or occurring on one side only

5. another term for unilateral

6. denoting a surface on which any two points can be joined without crossing an edge See Möbius strip

Other Word Forms

• one-sidedly adverb
• one-sidedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-sided¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

“The risk/reward is too one-sided and there’s a good chance buyers may be able to pick up the stock in more favorable conditions.”

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With the details of the plan out in the open, the White House faced a sudden crisis over the one-sided terms.

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Taking away Richarlison's stunning chip from distance to earn the visitors a consolation goal, there was only ever one winner in as one-sided a north London derby as you can get.

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Marseille climbed provisionally top of the French Ligue 1 on Friday after walloping woeful Nice 5-1 in a one-sided local derby with fireworks on and off the pitch.

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Farage said his party would renegotiate the last government's Brexit deal to enable the move, claiming the agreement was unfairly one-sided.

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Related Words

• discriminatory 
• partisan 
• unequal 
• unfair 
• unjust