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biased

bi·ased
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy-uh st]
    • /ˈbaɪ əst/
    • /ˈbaɪ.əst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-uh st]
    • /ˈbaɪ əst/

Definitions of biased word

  • adjective biased If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased. 3
  • adjective biased If something is biased towards one thing, it is more concerned with it than with other things. 3
  • adjective biased cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut. 1
  • noun biased a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea. 1
  • noun biased unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias. 1
  • noun biased an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric. 1
See all 21 definitions of biased

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Origin of biased

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; bias + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Biased

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Biased

biased popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

biased usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for biased

adj biased

  • tendentious — having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
  • partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
All 2 Synonyms of biased

Antonyms for biased

adj biased

  • impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
  • unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
  • fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
All 3 Antonyms of biased

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Related words

  • narrow-minded

    having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.

  • partial

    being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.

  • partisan

    a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.

  • bowl

    A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.

  • broad-minded

    If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.

  • chauvinism

    Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
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