Definition of biasednext

biased

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verb

variants or biassed
past tense of bias
as in turned
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

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Recent Examples of biased
Adjective
Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome. Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026 Segovia is accused of posting biased opinions to @balanceof_justice — an Instagram account that Jones’ attorneys say is linked to Segovia. Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Verb
The Supreme Court's conservative majority found, however, that Haitians suing the administration were unlikely to succeed in their argument that the administration's actions were racially biased. Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026 The ad campaign quickly triggered a wave of comments siding with the show, a contrast to complaints earlier in the FCC proceeding that complained that The View was biased. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for biased
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
  • After all, the Strait of Hormuz is now in its sixth month of total or partial closure.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Hugh Town The Isles of Scilly combine Britain's deepest partial eclipse with some of southern England's darkest skies.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The Ghastly Grotto started its life as a simple CostCo shed, but Mitchell has since turned it into a full-scale tiki bar, with niches and grottos packed with art, figurines and other bric-a-brac, all with a ghoulish bent.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • So, his company has turned instead to an app, Zello, run by a private company, which notifies locals of Russian drones flying nearby.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • The recruits will be deployed in Malaysia and tested in the hostile jungle environment.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Ibiza is hostile to new club owners, and Ushuaïa faced the usual onslaught.
    Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Ghalenoei said the disruption had prejudiced Iran in Monday’s 2-2 draw with New Zealand.
    Reuters, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • The goal is to avoid potential jurors who may be prejudiced, the law firm said.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.
    Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Sector leaders have warned for years that judging nonprofits too heavily by overhead can create distorted incentives.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Throughout the trailer, Bret is shown growing wary of Robert though his group of friends may not be convinced.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • Solbakken said earlier he was convinced the ball hit a camera cable above the pitch just before Jude Bellingham scored England’s equaliser in the first half of the quarter-final.
    Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • Overall, the address was taken seriously in partisan pro-Trump media circles, while it was treated skeptically everywhere else.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Being an expert, by contrast, has an inherently partisan aspect.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Four lobbyists who persuaded their clients to pay tour expenses, but did not report them, now face misdemeanor violations of the gift ban.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • These alerts were what had persuaded Roschelle to buy an Alexa when her daughters were five and six.
    Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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