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Another word for bias

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bias

n.

bent, preference, leaning; see inclination 1, prejudice. See syn. study at prejudice.

bias Synonyms

bias

v.

influence, prejudice, sway; see influence.

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Another word for bias

noun

An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment:
one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, prepossession, tendentiousness. See affect, like, straight
An inclination to something:
bent, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See approach, like

adjective

Angled at a slant:

beveled, biased, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting. See straight

verb

To cause to have a prejudiced view:
jaundice, prejudice, prepossess, warp. See affect, straight
To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group:
skew, slant. (Informal) angle². See straight

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This document provides guidance on the stages in scheme development at which optimism bias can be reduced.
To illustrate the self-serving bias with regard to success, I will draw on my own experiences.
His natural bias was to respect things as they were.
His natural parts were excellent; and a strong bias in the direction of abstract thought, and mathematics in particular, was noticeable at an early date.
The townspeople show a bias in favour of French habits and fashions.

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