one-sidedness

one–sidedness

noun

Definition of ONE-SIDEDNESS

an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities <the obvious one-sidedness of the host means that his radio talk show isn't the open forum that he pretends it is>

Synonyms favor, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, parti pris, partisanship, ply, prejudice, tendentiousness

Related Words chauvinism, cronyism, favoritism, nepotism; self-opinionatedness, self-partiality; bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency; preconception, prejudgment, prepossession

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

Antonyms impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness

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