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

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

Experience, cognitive biases, context and deliberate reflection all influence decision quality. — Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 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

Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Of course, Graham’s job is to muddy the waters — to play up the socioeconomic biases of his screen persona so that viewers are willing to at least entertain the idea that Miguel has valid reason to be so afraid of everything. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

The business owners’ attorney, Russell Cormican, who has been litigating cases related to psychics and fortunetellers for over 20 years, said regulations of psychics’ free speech are often driven by discriminatory beliefs and biases. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 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