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biased

biased

91 4.0
Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪəst/
translation icon : sesgado
  • Comparing their outcomes might therefore provide a biased view of the causal impact of pretrial detention.
  • racially biased
  • politically biased
  • gender-biased

And that evaluation can be biased by learning.

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Examples

  • The news article presented a biased view of the political debate, favoring one candidate over the others.

  • No judges ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way.

  • Where does the line between objective and biased fall in a particular report?

    Academic text (1993)
  • And that evaluation can be biased by learning.

  • Once a lawyer called him about some biased remarks a judge had made in court.

    Academic text (1995)
  • If we base our opinions on bad or biased information, then everything we believe is suspect.

  • How do we know if the evidence from studies is flawed, biased, or just plain wrong?

    Academic text (2012)
  • People are overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws.

  • During this dispute, scholars in both Norway and Denmark were almost uniformly biased in their interpretation of events.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The sample for this study consisted of volunteers and, as such, may have yielded biased estimates of true population parameters.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

unfair
vsbiased
497 1.0

Not treating people the same or following the rules

is a specific preference for one side rather than broad injustice
partisan
vsbiased
363 6.7

Showing strong support for one side and not being fair

is a general unfair preference rather than strong loyal support
discriminatory
vsbiased
  • Offensive
34 6.0

Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion

is an unfair preference that can exist as attitude not only action
partial
vsbiased
28 4.7

Favoring one side or person rather than being fair

is the more general term for any unfair preference
one-sided
vsbiased
26 4.0

Not fair because it helps only one person, group, or view

is a general showing of favor rather than only imbalance
prejudiced
vsbiased
24 5.0

Having an unfair dislike for a person or group because of who they are

is unfair favoring without implying strong emotional dislike
slanted
vsbiased
1 6.2

Showing unfair support for one person or group

is a general unfair preference not limited to how things are reported
prejudicious
vsbiased
  • Archaic
9.3

Showing unfair opinions about people before knowing them

is a general unfair preference not always rooted in fixed beliefs
unobjective
vsbiased
7.9

Not based on facts and guided by personal feelings

is an unfair preference shown by lack of neutral judgment
slanty
vsbiased
8.1

Giving unfair support to one side in a report or argument

is the broader unfair preference not limited to reporting or speech

Antonyms

218 3.6

Not supporting either side in a conflict

74 4.2

Not supporting one side and treating people fairly

Compounds

Showing unfair preference for a person, group, or view

biased reporting
  • Literature
1 5.5

News that shows one side instead of being fair

How Biased

discriminatory
  • Offensive
34 6.0
prejudiced
24 5.0
biased
91 4.0
neutral
218 3.6

Surface Forms

biased positive

Morphology

biased = bias (transparent) = bias + ed

Standard adjectival formation from the noun/verb 'bias' with '-ed' yielding 'having or showing bias', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Biased comes from the word bias, which originally meant a 'slant' or a 'lean' to one side. So if someone is biased, they 'lean' toward one side in their views and are not fair or neutral.