TENDENTIOUSNESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

tendentiousness

noun

as in bias

an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities the palpable and unrelenting tendentiousness that pervades her every political pronouncement

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Noun

Known for her mastery of the bias cut, Vionnet created clothing that mirrored the natural movement of the body, while her innovative approach to cut and construction marked a move away from the structured Edwardian fashions of the prewar period.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
The biases also influenced decisions involving employment, investment and criminal behavior the models made at the researchers’ prompting.

— Ashique KhudaBukhsh, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bias

Noun

Co-existence with extraterrestrials has seen humans revert to old habits of prejudice and apartheid; crime and corruption are rampant as ever; pop-up ads now irksomely manifest as holograms in your personal space.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Religion, fear, prejudice, affection, money, family history, and bewilderment can crowd the same room.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of prejudice

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For Guimaraes, a veteran community builder, the impulse behind Fashion Forward was born out of a sharp realization that the industry’s greatest bottleneck was its tendency to preach to its own choir.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The project places her among a wave of next-gen electronic artists like Ninajirachi, 2hollis and Jane Remover, all of whom are currently making left of center dance music with strong pop tendencies.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tendency

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More Democratic voters fled partisanship altogether over the past two years than Republicans, data show.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
The movie is about Facebook’s role and the rise of divisiveness, extremism, and hyper-partisanship in the country.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of partisanship

Noun

Stanton’s confession ends up being incomprehensible to anyone but himself—an irony that McCarthy, with his partiality for secret codes, seems to take great pleasure in.

— Max Callimanopulos, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s not partiality or wish casting on the part of your friendly political columnist.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of partiality

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