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skew

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of skew

1 to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value

A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side.

This show's viewers tend to skew a little older.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of skew

angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, tip

break, cut, sheer, swerve, veer, yaw, zag, zig

slew (also slue)

arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, hook, round, sweep, wheel

about-face, pivot

circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

deviate, stray, wander, waver

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of skew

2 to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate

The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study.

Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of skew

bias, poison, prejudice, turn

dispose, incline, predispose

influence, prepossess

convince, persuade, suggest

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