as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
the obvious one-sidedness of the host means that his radio talk show isn't the open forum that he pretends it is
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Recent Examples of one-sidedness
Too much one-sidedness can deplete both enthusiasm and resources — and wanting a roughly reciprocal relationship is not unreasonable.
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Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Though Vestermark slowed in the second quarter as the one-sidedness continued, the other elements of Aliso’s game stepped into the spotlight.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Both matchups involving La Jolla’s three teams yielded surprising results — one in its one-sidedness and the other in the victor.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Though Vestermark slowed in the second quarter as the one-sidedness continued, the other elements of Aliso’s game stepped into the spotlight.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Both matchups involving La Jolla’s three teams yielded surprising results — one in its one-sidedness and the other in the victor.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sidedness
Noun
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Staff unionized, in an effort to address what many felt were systemic biases against employees who were Black and women.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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There is an official timekeeper who purposefully faces away from the drum to avoid any perception of bias.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Fully invested in its protagonist without blandly cheerleading for her, Bourgeois-Tacquet’s script is sharply attuned both to the everyday prejudice faced by women like Gabrielle, and the ways in which such sexism can be overcorrected.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The Court held that this evidence went far beyond what was necessary and gave rise to unfair prejudice.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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At a time of intensifying divisions at home, a depiction of Ecuador could offer an Edenic, new-world landscape free from the partisanship tainting Church’s New England landscapes.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This would make Maryland a leader in the effort to move past partisanship and toward a more prosperous and agreeable future.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
3 May 2026
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And fundamentally, that top-down government solutions have a tendency to stifle bottom-up solutions that can emerge from the voluntary cooperation of free people.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“One-sidedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-sidedness. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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