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

However, the appointment has received flak, as comments James made about the case before she was tapped to lead the investigation have drawn accusations of bias from lawyers of the seven men accused.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026
Psychologists call it normalcy bias — the idea that tomorrow will look a lot like yesterday.

— Marc Silver, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bias

Noun

The incident has renewed concerns about anti-Hindu prejudice and the safety of religious and cultural celebrations in the United States.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
The show explores immigration, prejudice and what the American Dream costs, with stories from both sides of the law.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of prejudice

Noun

Also exiled upstairs was Isabelle's mother, who had one foot in this world and one on the celestial plane, which resulted in a tendency to expose excess emotion and confide too much in strangers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Presidents and their advisers have always had to guard against confirmation bias, our tendency to interpret evidence in light of our pre-existing beliefs and to under-weigh or dismiss facts that point to the contrary.

— Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of tendency

Noun

Two measures that will enforce the separation of boys and girls in sports — two measures that show common sense can prevail over partisanship.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Opponents see something considerably more troubling, namely politicians asking voters to weaken constitutional protections against partisan manipulation for the express purpose of partisanship.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of partisanship

Noun

Protesters outside the museum on October 8 expressed frustration at the university’s underfunding of the arts and partiality to sports, noting that DePaul broke ground on a new $42 million sports complex just weeks earlier.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
Meta insisted its recent operational incidents come from technical limitations rather than any partiality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of partiality

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