Synonyms of biases

biases 1 of 2

noun

plural of bias

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendencies
• inclinations
• aptitudes
• affinities
• affections
• predispositions
• impulses
• predilections
• leanings
• devices
• proclivities
• prejudices
• dispositions
• preferences
• propensities
• talents
• appetites
• bents
• partialities
• bones
• addictions
• penchants
• knacks
• gifts
• habitudes
• geniuses
• turns
• habits
• tastes
• endowments
• favors
• practices
• faculties
• flairs
• patterns
• likes
• partisanships
• idiosyncrasies
• likings
• fancies
• specialties
• customs
• quirks
• eccentricities
• specialities
• peculiarities
• routines
• conventions
• singularities
• tricks
• ways
• oddities
• kinks
• fortes
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergies
• dislikes
• distastes
• aversions
• disinclinations
• disfavors
• detachments
• disrelishes
• indifferences
• impartialities
• neutralities
• objectivities
• nonchalances
• insouciances
• apathies

biases

2 of 2

verb

variants or biasses

present tense third-person singular of bias

as in prejudices

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 & Similar Words

• prejudices
• turns
• convinces
• persuades
• influences
• poisons
• predisposes
• inclines
• disposes
• suggests
• prepossesses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of biases

Noun

Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Others have questioned whether a new law paving the way for more prosecutions would disproportionately impact people of color due to existing biases in the criminal justice system. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Officers are required to undergo psychological screening and training aimed at teasing out unconscious biases. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

This helps to identify inherent biases early in the development process. — Wendy Johnstone, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

An all-male jury acquitted Borden of the slayings on June 20, 1893, based on a lack of evidence likely influenced by their own unconscious biases. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Many job seekers worry that AI interviewers may have built-in biases regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender or manner of speaking. — Sophie Caldwell juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

CoachingHER says its mission is to reduce gender inequalities in sports by helping coaches challenge unconscious gender biases and stereotypes. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Media can have biases and often focus only on certain types of violence. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

Obesity is clearly multifactorial, and emphasizing biology spotlights biological solutions, which biases our selection of choices related to our health. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

Nationalist fervor over beating China biases AI policy toward recklessness — and possible catastrophe. — Robert Wright, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

In a recent 2020 study, even neutral words were processed by participants differently depending on whether they were placed in a positive or negative context, revealing that prior emotional tone biases how future information is received. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025