1
: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes …Natalie Savino
2
: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.Daniel Goleman
More broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.Kase Wickman et al.
This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron …The New Yorker
Allowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.Nancy Novogrod

Examples of skewed in a Sentence

he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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Just remember you don’t have to limit yourself to large tournaments with a skewed payoff structure (in most large tournaments the top 10% are winning the ‘big money’). Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The platform was then embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and accused of allowing misinformation that skewed elections in the US and other western countries, and led to massacres in places like Myanmar. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025 She’s designed her menu to make that experience seamless, heavily skewed toward small plates meant for sharing. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 But there are many, many more examples that reflect the skewed values and tactics of California’s political establishment. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skewed

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of skewed was in 1611

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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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