Entry Word: bias

Function: noun

Meaning: an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities <he had a powerful bias towards doing all math problems by the same method, regardless of the problem>

Synonyms favor, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice

Related Words favoritism, nepotism; bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; preconception, prejudgment

Near Antonyms calm, detachment, dispassion, indifference; aversion, dislike, distaste

Antonyms impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness