BIASED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

biased 1 of 2

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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Recent Examples of biased

Adjective

Lula was released from prison after 580 days and saw Brazil’s Supreme Court annul his sentence after police found messages that showed the judge who convicted him was biased. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Multiple companies now offer products that promise to spot the difference, with often contradictory, biased or erratic results. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party. — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Cotton also rejected an argument by Brown’s lawyers that jurors were biased because Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 domestic violence assault on his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, was mentioned. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biased

Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased

Adjective

That election gave him a partial senate term representing much of North and West Tarrant County.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
The embassy said in a statement Monday that partial curfews had been introduced in several French cities, with additional restrictions possible.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of partial

Verb

Now an adult, Jake’s life is about to get turned upside down when the appearance of his childhood wishes clashes with his practical life.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Across Games 4, 5 and 6, Reese shot 9-for-38 from the floor (24%) and turned the ball over 15 times.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned

Adjective

Defeat effectiveness exceeded approximately 75 to 80 percent, while operator observations indicated the system was even more effective at preventing hostile UAS from successfully completing their missions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Yet another challenge came from the local community, which has historically been hostile to new development.

— Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostile

Verb

In 2024, New York’s highest court erased Weinstein’s conviction six years ago and ordered a new trial, ruling that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
But New York’s highest court erased those guilty verdicts in 2024, ruling that Weinstein was prejudiced by testimony from other women whose allegations weren’t part of the case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of prejudiced

Adjective

Its songs are littered with black holes, disasters, nuclear bombs; there are guttural screams and onslaughts of distorted guitar.

— Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
That mark gets repeats on the tongue tag and insole, the latter of which also features a distorted and distinct black and white graphic.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorted

Verb

Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Uthmeier used the case to attack the constitutionality of judicial waivers and convinced the court of appeals to strike down the law.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of convinced

Adjective

Are voters okay with these increasingly partisan political maps?

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
On the ballot again is former Democratic Coroner Dotti Owens, who served two terms until she was ousted in 2022 by Republican Rich Riffle, in a year in which Republicans won every partisan, countywide race in Ada.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of partisan

Verb

Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
The missions never fully persuaded shippers that these waterways were safe—especially the Red Sea—or prevented Iran and the Houthis from eventually returning to their efforts to exploit the chokepoints.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

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