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biased

  ('əst) pronunciation
also bi·assed adj.

Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced: gave a biased account of the trial.


 
 
Thesaurus: biased
also biassed

adjective

  1. Exhibiting bias: one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, tendentious. See like/dislike, straight/bent.
  2. Angled at a slant: beveled, bias, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting. See straight/bent.

 
Antonyms: biased

adj

Definition: prejudiced
Antonyms: fair, impartial, unbiased


 
Word Tutor: biased
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To favor one thing over another due to personal opinion.

pronunciation As far as criticism is concerned, we don't resent that unless it is absolutely biased. — John Vorster

 
WordNet: biased
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: favoring one person or side over another
  Synonyms: colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted

Meaning #2: excessively devoted to one faction
  Synonym: one-sided


 
 

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