biased
- adjective
- /ˈbaɪəst/
- 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.
- And that evaluation can be biased by learning.
- So the universe is biased towards certain futures.
- Given my job, I'm a little bit biased, let's say it that way.
- At some point you will conclude that the coin is biased, the coins not fair.
- So I'm, I'm massively biased towards that point of view.
- It's got a very biased foundation culturally and socially.
- That has been shaming mainstream media for being biased for being bought by the corporations.
- Now I think that they are, they are way too biased and they're not realistic.
- It's obviously biased towards, you know, the Middle East.
- You know, it's not like the idea of biased media is new.
- And we don't actually realize how much our brain is biased in these ways.
- Dare I say that with with with biased views.
- And maybe I'm biased, but like it's just so pretty.
- So you will tend to to to be biased in that direction.
Examples
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The news article presented a biased view of the political debate, favoring one candidate over the others.
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No judges ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way.
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Where does the line between objective and biased fall in a particular report?
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And that evaluation can be biased by learning.
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Once a lawyer called him about some biased remarks a judge had made in court.
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If we base our opinions on bad or biased information, then everything we believe is suspect.
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How do we know if the evidence from studies is flawed, biased, or just plain wrong?
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People are overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws.
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During this dispute, scholars in both Norway and Denmark were almost uniformly biased in their interpretation of events.
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The sample for this study consisted of volunteers and, as such, may have yielded biased estimates of true population parameters.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Not treating people the same or following the rules
Showing strong support for one side and not being fair
Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion
Favoring one side or person rather than being fair
Not fair because it helps only one person, group, or view
Having an unfair dislike for a person or group because of who they are
Showing unfair support for one person or group
Showing unfair opinions about people before knowing them
Not based on facts and guided by personal feelings
Giving unfair support to one side in a report or argument
Antonyms
Compounds
How Biased
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.