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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1. Mark Esper:

   We have led on these issues throughout our history but know that we as a military are also susceptible to the forces of bias and prejudice, whether seen or unseen, deliberate or unintentional.

2. Albert Einstein:

   I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.

3. Bernard Mensah:

   It’s important we reassure this cohort that they should give the City a go, can you eliminate racism or bias in every instance? No. But it’s getting better.

4. Attorney Daniel Habib:

   This points only to one direction and that direction is bias.

5. Alexandre Dolci:

   Month-end profit-taking could ultimately lend a hand to the dollar today to conclude a very difficult April for the dollar, overall we do not expect this trend to have much longer legs in May, as in our view April’s dollar correction could have instead gone too far, too quick, although we retain a bearish dollar bias for the long run.