Bias

//ˈbaɪ.əs//

Synonyms for "bias" (324 found)

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Strong matches (97)

determine detour deviance deviancy deviate deviation deviousness diagonally diagonalwise diathesis diffract diffuse digression diode discrimination discursion disperse dispose disposition distort

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Noun(2 words)

diagonal inequity

Related words (162)

misuse mold mould moulder mouldy move mutual affinity mutual attraction nature nepotism oblique angle oblique figure oblique line obliquity on the bias one-sidedness out of plumb out of square parti pris partialism

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partiality particular choice partisanism partisanship patronage penchant pererration personal choice persuade persuasion pervert pitched point point to preconception predilection predispose predisposition preference preferential treatment prejudgment prejudice against prejudice the issue prepossess prepossession presumption probability proclivity prompt proneness propensity pull racism raking rambling range readiness recumbent redound to refract relish rhomboid scatter scratch comma sensitivity to sentiment separatrix serve set set toward sheer shelving shelvy shift shifting shifting course shifting path show a tendency sideling sidelong skew slant slanted slanting slantways slantwise slash sloped sloping slue soft spot soften up solidus stamp standpoint strain straying streak stripe style susceptibility sway sweep swerve swerving swing swinging sympathy tack taint taste temper temperament tend tendency tenor thing thwart tilted tilting tinge tipped tipping tipsy tone torture transverse trend tropism turn turn of mind turning twist type undetachment undispassionateness unneutrality variation varnish veer verge viewpoint virgule wandering warp weakness wear down weigh with weight willingness work work toward yaw zigzag

Noun(7 words)

partiality point of view preconception predilection predisposition preference tendentiousness

Verb(1 words)

predetermine

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

6 entries

fave partiality partisanship prejudice prepossess straight line

Synonyms

3 entries

biased diagonal prejudice

at location

1 entries

murdoch press

capable of

1 entries

cloud judgments

coordinate

1 entries

ult

derived

43 entries

Chebyshev's bias Dunning-Kruger bias Malmquist bias antibias attrition bias automation bias availability bias bias binding bias distortion bias lighting bias tape bias-ply bias-robust biasable biasness biaswise

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has context

5 entries

electronics fandom slang sports statistics textiles

is a

3 entries

mythological figure opinion partiality

manner of

1 entries

prejudice

related to

29 entries

band circumference crosswise crown green bowls current electrode estimator fabric inclination influence k pop lawn bowls lopsided oblique partiality population

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similar

2 entries

oblique

Translations

149 translations across 39 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

partydigheid noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

Βίας name (one of the Seven Sages)

Arabic

2 entries

تَحَيُّز noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
تَحَيُّز noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)

Armenian

2 entries

կողմնակալություն noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
կողմնապահություն noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Basque

1 entries

isuri noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Catalan

3 entries

biaix noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
esbiaixada noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
esbiaixament noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

偏見 /偏见 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

偏见 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Czech

4 entries

šikmo střižený adj (cut slanting or diagonally)
předpojatost noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
předpětí noun (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)
předsudky noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Danish

3 entries

forudindtagethed noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
partiskhed noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
slagside noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Dutch

4 entries

neiging noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
vooringenomenheid noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
vooroordeel noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
voorspanning noun (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)

Esperanto

2 entries

emo noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
tendenco noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Finnish

4 entries

vino adj (inclined to or swelled on one side)
vino adj (cut slanting or diagonally)
vinoon adv (in a slanting manner)
vinosti adv (in a slanting manner)

French

3 entries

biais noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)
parti-pris noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
préjugé noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Galician

2 entries

biés noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
nesgo noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

German

4 entries

Ausrichtung noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
Bias noun (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)
Neigung noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
Verzerrung noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Greek

1 entries

προκατάληψη noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Hebrew

4 entries

דעה קדומה noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
הטיה noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
נטאי noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
נטייה noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Hindi

1 entries

पक्षपात noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Hungarian

2 entries

elfogultság noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
részrehajlás noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Icelandic

1 entries

hlutdrægni noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Indonesian

2 entries

bias noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)
prasikap noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Italian

4 entries

di sbieco adj (cut slanting or diagonally)
inclinato adj (inclined to or swelled on one side)
penzolante adj (inclined to or swelled on one side)
di sbieco adv (in a slanting manner)

Japanese

4 entries

偏り noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
偏見 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
傾向 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
性癖 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Korean

1 entries

편견 noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Latin

1 entries

praeiūdicium noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Māori

3 entries

haukume noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)
mariutanga noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
ngākaukino noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Norwegian

2 entries

fordom noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
partiskhet noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Polish

4 entries

stronniczy adj (inclined to or swelled on one side)
Bias name (one of the Seven Sages)
inklinacja noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
obciążenie noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)

Portuguese

4 entries

distorção noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
enviesamento noun (statistics: difference between expectation and true value)
inclinação noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
predisposição noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Romanian

2 entries

preferință noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
înclinație noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Russian

4 entries

Биа́нт name (one of the Seven Sages)
предвзя́тость noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
предубежде́ние noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
смеще́ние noun (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)

Spanish

4 entries

al bies adv (in a slanting manner)
al sesgo adv (in a slanting manner)
en diagonal adv (in a slanting manner)
inclinación noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Swedish

1 entries

partiskhet noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Tagalog

1 entries

ayo noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Thai

2 entries

ความลำเอียง noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
อคติ noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Turkish

1 entries

önyargı noun (electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device)

Vietnamese

2 entries

thiên kiến noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)
thiên vị noun (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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You have to judge the case without bias.

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People tend to look at others with bias.

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The villagers had a bias against any newcomer.

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She wrote on gender bias in science.

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