Synonyms for

Biased

Verb / ˈbaɪʌst / Another word for biased — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

showing favoritism towards one thing or person over another in an unfair way

Synonyms & similar words

slanted onesided colored coloured bias predetermine prejudiced partial unfair discriminatory bigoted one-sided uneven weighted slanted subjective colored influenced swayed jaundiced tainted blinkered narrow-minded limited restricted parochial

Synonyms by register

Formal

prejudiced partial one-sided in favor of

Informal

bent loaded skewed slanted

Literary

jaundiced distorted

Antonyms

unbiased impartial neutral objective fair equitable disinterested

Common collocations

  • heavily biased
  • clearly biased
  • biased towards
  • biased against
  • biased opinion
  • biased reporting
  • biased sample

Word family

noun bias
adjective biased
adverb biasedly

Usage note

Often used to describe opinions, reporting, or samples that are unfairly influenced. 'Biased' can be followed by 'towards' or 'against' to specify the direction of the prejudice.

Example sentences

  1. The teacher was accused of being biased towards the popular students.
  2. The newspaper article was biased towards one political party.
  3. The referees biased decision caused the team to lose the game.
  4. It is important to gather information from unbiased sources.
  5. The experiment was conducted in a biased way, which affected the results.

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