one-sided

1. 1.

   not reversible or capable of having either side out

   Synonymsnonreversible
2. 2.

   involving only one part or side

   “unilateral paralysis”

   “a unilateral decision”

   Synonymsunilateral

   Similarone-party
3. 3.

   favoring one person or side over another

   “a biased account of the trial”

   “a decision that was partial to the defendant”

   Synonymsbiasedcoloredcolouredslanted

   Similarpartial

Questions about one-sided

What does one-sided mean?

one-sided means "not reversible or capable of having either side out". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in one-sided?

one-sided has 3 syllables: one-s-i-ded. The stress falls on "i". In IPA it is /ˌwʌnˈsaɪdəd/.

What is another word for one-sided?

Close synonyms include nonreversible, unilateral, biased, colored, coloured. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is one-sided a common word?

one-sided is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.