BIASED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈbī-əst

Definition of biased

as in partial

inclined to favor one side over another in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces

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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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Adjective

This fits the observation that handedness is somewhat heritable, heavily biased to the right, and also quite random. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 Why should Nizer be allowed to use them for his own biased ends? — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Verb

Voting members of DECs are also inherently biased, with the players in question set to compete against their schools. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Biodiversity conservation, however, is traditionally biased toward an abundance of caution. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for biased

Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased

Adjective

Nearly half boast full or partial ocean views; others peer into the garden, and some towards the pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
The New York Times first reported the partial work stoppage at 750 Third Avenue on Wednesday.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of partial

Adjective

The extraordinary allegation offers a window into the waning days of an increasingly hostile primary race to replace Kelly, who has enjoyed broad popularity throughout her eight years in office.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The company has faced workplace and labor complaints, including allegations of racial discrimination and hostile conditions in warehouses.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of hostile

Adjective

The same distorted numbers apply here for the mid-week releases (Far From Home, Spider-Man 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man) but again, none of this changes the fact that even adjusted for inflation, Brand New Day is the clear winner.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
And my aim in this interview is to … take off the terrible mask which was placed on our face by terrible forces, some of them, of course, forces which work on it all the time to tell a distorted story.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorted

Verb

Having convinced the wide player that coming under his tutelage is the right next step, following talks with Chelsea post-Rogers’ sale, Garnacho is set for a critical, arguably career-defining, 12 months.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Lassally wanted Craig Ferguson for the job and eventually convinced the network to sign the Scottish comedian.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of convinced

Adjective

They are just largely limited to local decisions, non-partisan races for positions like judgeships and what few partisan contests around the state feature only candidates from one political party — which under Florida law are opened to all voters.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Republicans on the committee accused Fauci of privately contradicting his public advocacy in his diary entries, while Democrats said he was being scapegoated in a partisan inquiry relitigating events that happened years ago.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of partisan

Verb

When Milstein persuaded Levshunov and his mother, Inna, that Levshunov could be an NHL player and his best path was in North America, Milstein hoped Levshunov would meet those expectations.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Dozens of officers were at the event, and at least one saw a 15-year-old suspect firing into a crowd and quickly persuaded him to surrender, according to court documents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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