skewed
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4.7
- adjective
- /skjuːd/
:
sesgado
- As with many fisheries, the California sea urchin fishery exhibits a highly skewed distribution of catch among fishermen.
- more skewed
Examples
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The picture hung skewed on the wall, making the room feel unbalanced.
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And so it's a very skewed power balance.
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You know, we do have a skewed system around that now, yes.
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So it's sort of like skewed to the right a little bit, right.
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If you see it like that, it just goes to show how skewed your point of view is.
Blog text (3) -
I agree that the polls are probably not as skewed as we want to think.
Blog text (12) -
His continuous employment at parks had eventually given him a somewhat skewed view of reality.
Fiction book (1990) -
In Georgia, the figures for poisoning are even more skewed in the direction of female defendants.
Academic text (2009) -
However, the land distribution in Zunil is much more skewed than in Almolonga.
Academic text (1993) -
The idea that Slaughter was no longer a success story is a reflection of our society's skewed version of success.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
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2.5
Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile
19
4.3
Uneven because one side is lower, smaller, or heavier
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6.0
Not straight or level and turned to one side
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3.9
Sloping so one end is higher than the other
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7.6
Tilted to one side and not straight
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4.4
Leaning to one side and not level
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6.4
At an angle so it is not straight
Not straight or level and leaning to one side
Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat
A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle
Leaning to one side and not straight, like a picture on a wall
A thing that leans to one side and does not stand straight
Not straight or level but turned a little to one side
Antonyms
How Slanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skewed comes from an old word skew meaning 'slant' or 'turn', so imagine a picture pushed off center. That's why skewed describes something at an angle or a view pushed to one side, like a biased opinion.