Synonyms of partisanship

partisanship

noun

ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship 

1

as in bias

an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities

partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bias
• prejudice
• tendentiousness
• partiality
• one-sidedness
• tendency
• chauvinism
• cronyism
• favoritism
• ply
• nonobjectivity
• nepotism
• parti pris
• favor
• inclination
• predisposition
• proclivity
• predilection
• propensity
• prejudgment
• penchant
• bent
• prepossession
• preconception
• self-opinionatedness
• leaning
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• neutrality
• objectivity
• impartiality
• indifference
• detachment
• unbiasedness
• calm
• open-mindedness
• hate
• distaste
• aversion
• dislike
• dispassion
• scunner

2

as in bigotry

stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices

there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bigotry
• dogmatism
• intolerance
• sectarianism
• prejudice
• bias
• illiberality
• illiberalism
• narrow-mindedness
• small-mindedness
• parochialism
• insularity
• opinionatedness
• intolerantness
• provincialism
• illiberalness
• insularism
• partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberalism
• tolerance
• liberality
• progressivism
• progressiveness
• open-mindedness
• broad-mindedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of partisanship

On Monday, Kiley called those results historical and a sign that voters in the district are rejecting partisanship. — Mathew Miranda june 23, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

The higher the stakes, the lower the standards Polarization and negative partisanship are not the only factors at work. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Peters had asked about partisanship in granting major disaster declarations. — Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

The watchdog noted that the program hasn’t been so close to insolvency since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill famously put partisanship aside to safeguard the program—until now. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026