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

The researchers say the inability of LLMs to provide the correct location is an inherent flaw that arises from training biases or from misinterpretations of instructions within the current context. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Many of those who were drawn into ATEEZ because of San have remained San biases, including Inifiniti. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Consumers have cognitive biases that can sometimes encourage companies to pursue annoying practices. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026

Thereby hangs Colloff’s spellbinding tale of a justice system derailed by biases. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Meanwhile, Grok showed the strongest biases, highly favoring Catholics and Protestants while showing an aversion for Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’i and Hindus. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Despite their mistakes and biases, these men deserve the credit they’re typically given. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

But the biases of these systems suggest that physiognomy has taken a new, less explicit form. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 June 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