as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces
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or biassed
as in turned
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors
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Recent Examples of biased
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biased
Adjective
These reputation-threatening risks include AI datasets that show biased information or jeopardize security.
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Rules analyst Russell Yurk concurred, and although the NFL explained why the call was correct, the ESPN broadcasters’ disgust set off a social-media firestorm about how the officials are biased toward the Chiefs.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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This redundancy ensures that the aircraft remains manageable even during a partial system failure.—
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But the involvement of partial owner Tom Brady is ramping up, adding a voice with championship pedigree to the situation.—
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
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Skepticism came easily to Trump, who had long been hostile to mainstream foreign policy.—
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The helicopter the pilot was flying — a heavy, twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook — was struck by hostile fire during the operation.—
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Hyland also said that Troupis presented no evidence to support his claim that every other judge in the country was prejudiced against him and therefore can't fairly hear the case.—
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Prosecutors had argued a gag order was needed to ensure that Detwiler’s trial was not prejudiced in Detwiler’s favor, that everyone involved in prosecution remain safe and to prevent Detwiler from profiting off his case.—
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Instead, growing evidence suggests that AI tools can reinforce distorted beliefs among individuals already at risk.—
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Stunting or slow growth with distorted leaves or stems.—
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After tumbling from a 50-foot height, Dan Aykroyd walked away convinced that a higher power had caught him.—
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
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Our petty disagreements, our nonstop partisan bickering, our junior-high level social media dramas seem to melt away when faced with our own mortality.—
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What's more, there is significant partisan division here.—
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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