If you say that an activity or relationship is one-sided, you think that one of the people or groups involved does much more than the other or is muchstronger than the other.
The negotiating was completely one-sided.
Muster needed just 72 minutes to win the one-sided match, 6-2, 6-3.
2. adjective
If you describe someone as one-sided, you are critical of what they say or do because you think it shows that they have considered only one side of an issue or event.
[disapproval]
The organisation still believes the government is being one sided.
There has been a very one-sided account of her problems with Ted.
Synonyms: biased, prejudiced, weighted, twisted More Synonyms of one-sided
More Synonyms of one-sided
one-sided in British English
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
Möbius strip
Derived forms
one-sidedly (ˌone-ˈsidedly)
adverb
one-sidedness (ˌone-ˈsidedness)
noun
one-sided in American English
(ˈwʌnˈsaɪdɪd)
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
Examples of 'one-sided' in a sentence
one-sided
It was the most one-sided first half we've been involved in.
The Sun (2016)
Obviously economic security cannot be a one-sided affair.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
But concerns are emerging that the deal is too one-sided.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They seem dead keen to carry on that one-sided conversation and it will condemn them to oblivion.
The Sun (2015)
Derby were in cruise control throughout a one-sided first half.
The Sun (2015)
It was a fitting finale to a disappointingly one-sided match.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It should have been a one-sided affair.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was just about the most one-sided conversation of my life.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
Colchester deserved to win after twice hitting the woodwork in a one-sided first half.
The Sun (2014)
It looked like the aftermath of a one-sided wrestling match.
John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004)
Insiders have suggested the move might not have been a one-sided affair.
The Sun (2013)
Asked if he had been part of such a one-sided match that his side somehow lost.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But this is not entirely a one-sided affair.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Far better to stand next to a cupboard door and have a one-sided conversation with an imaginary partner.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is a very one-sided account.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A relationship that seemed one-sided becomes mutual love.
The Sun (2009)
A relationship that felt one-sided turns into a mutual love.
The Sun (2011)
A one-sided relationship turns into the real deal.
The Sun (2010)
One senior European diplomat said that it was a one-sided account.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They kept the Potters on the ropes during a one-sided first half.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
one-sided
British English: one-sided ADJECTIVE
If you say that an activity or relationship is one-sided, you think that one of the people or groups involved does much more than the other or is much stronger than the other.