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bias

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bias

in a line or direction running from corner to corner
  • made of fabric cut bias
Synonyms of bias

athwart, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, crosswise, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner), obliquely, transversely
Words Related to bias

across
Phrases Synonymous with bias

on the bias, on the diagonal
Near Antonyms of bias

lengthwise, longitudinally

bias

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bias

1 an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
  • He has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories.
Synonyms of bias

favor, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, ply, prejudice
Words Related to bias

chauvinism, cronyism, favoritism, nepotism

self-opinionatedness, self-partiality

bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

preconception, prejudgment, prepossession
Near Antonyms of bias

calm, detachment, dispassion, indifference

aversion, dislike, distaste, hate
Antonyms of bias

impartiality, neutrality, objectivity, open-mindedness, unbiasedness
2 a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
  • From her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind.
Synonyms of bias

affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn
Words Related to bias

favor, one-sidedness, partisanship, prejudice

endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent

addiction, appetite, fancy, fondness, like, liking, preference, taste

forte, speciality, specialty

convention, custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), routine, trick, way, wont

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity
Near Antonyms of bias

allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, distaste

detachment, impartiality, neutrality, objectivity

apathy, disinterestedness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

Synonym Discussion of bias

predilection, prepossession, prejudice, bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience.
    • a predilection for travel
prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it.
    • a prepossession against technology
prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance.
    • a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar
bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing.
    • a strong bias toward the plaintiff

bias

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bias

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
  • bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors.
Synonyms of bias

poison, prejudice, turn
Words Related to bias

dispose, incline, predispose

influence, prepossess

convince, persuade, suggest

Synonym Discussion of bias

incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.
    • I incline to agree
bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice.
    • the experience biased him against foreigners
dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something.
    • her nature disposes her to trust others
predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself.
    • does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence?

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