Definition of bias
- cut the cloth on the bias
- sleeves cut on the bias
- cut the meat on the bias
- carrots cut on the bias
He showed a bias toward a few workers in particular.
Do they have a bias against women?
The company was accused of racial bias.
The decision was made without bias.
She showed no bias toward older clients.
a student with a strong bias towards the arts
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favor, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, ply, prejudice;
impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness;
chauvinism, cronyism, favoritism, nepotism;
self-opinionatedness, self-partiality;
bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency;
I don't want to bias you against the movie, but I thought the book was much better.
The circumstances could bias the results of the survey.
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made of fabric cut bias
athwart, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, crosswise, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner), obliquely, transversely;
on the bias, on the diagonal;
: a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
: a strong interest in something or ability to do something
: to have a strong and often unfair influence on (someone or something)
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