Lopsided vs. Unbalanced — What's the Difference?

Heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other.

Not in balance or in proper balance.

Sagging or leaning to one side.

Not evenly or properly distributed

Characterized by the domination of one competitor over another

Showing or marked by erratic or volatile emotions or behavior.

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.

(Accounting) Not satisfactorily adjusted so that debit and credit correspond.

(figurative) biased; not balanced between points of view

Not treating all sides with due importance

Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship.

Not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy

Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one side than the other; - also used metaphorically; as, a lopsided victory.

Irrational or mentally deranged

Full of idiosyncrasies.

(accounting) not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond

Out of proportion in shape

(computing) of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses

Turned or twisted toward one side;

(American football) an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Simple past tense and past participle of unbalance

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books.

Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind.

Being or thrown out of equilibrium

Affected with madness or insanity;

Debits and credits are not equal