Synonyms for bias
ˈbaɪ əsbias

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1. bias

   In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

   Synonyms:
   bend, bow, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

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1. bias, prejudice, preconceptionnoun

   a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

   Synonyms:
   preconceived notion, prejudice, preconceived opinion, prepossession, parti pris, diagonal, preconceived idea, preconception

   Antonyms:
   parallel, perpendicular

2. diagonal, biasadjective

   a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

   Synonyms:
   prejudice, virgule, solidus, separatrix, diagonal, slash, stroke, preconception

   Antonyms:
   parallel, perpendicular

3. biasverb

   slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric

   "a bias fold"

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, parallel

4. biasverb

   influence in an unfair way

   "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

   Synonyms:
   predetermine

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, parallel

5. bias, predetermineverb

   cause to be biased

   Synonyms:
   predetermine

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, parallel

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1. • Prejudice

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1. nepotism

   bias is shown to relatives getting added into a job due to their relationship with a person.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. biasnoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, bent, leaning, tendency, predilection, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, partiality, prejudice, disposition, predisposition, turn, PENCHANT

2. biasverb

   Synonyms:
   influence, incline, prejudice, dispose, predispose

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1. biasnoun

   Synonyms:
   bent, proneness, predisposition, prejudice

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1. List of paraphrases for "bias":

   partiality, prejudice, polarization, partisanship, one-sidedness, impartiality, skew, distortion, sexism, bigotry, means, slant, polarisation, unfairness

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How to use bias in a sentence?

1. Windham Financial:

   I see the dollar trade probably continuing at this point since we're the only ones moving toward a tightening bias, greece is the wild card in terms of what will happen to the euro.

2. Mark McCormick:

   While the near-term USD bias leans higher, we’re wary about chasing the move at these levels.

3. James Madison, The Federalist, Paper # 10:

   No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time.

4. Rene Salazar:

   Like it or not, all of us hold unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, many times we think about bias and unconscious bias — they are incompatible with our conscious values, right?

5. Brian Power:

   There is a long standing issue of publication bias, in that studies with statistically significant findings get disproportionately published, this conclusion should be replicated to increase the confidence that there is no effect. Doing so will ensure we don't waste resources into the future.