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BEYE-uh-st/ˈbaɪəst/

Biased means unfairly preferring one side: biased towards / against. Bias is the noun (already in the dictionary). Unfair is everyday; partial is a close twin in formal English. One-sided is a clear exam synonym. Planning: the report was biased towards the developer.

Meaning

Unfairly preferring one side (biased towards / against).

Examples

• “The report was biased towards the developer, not residents.”
• “A biased sample wrecks a questionnaire, which is the research sense.”

Good to know

biased towards / against. Noun: bias. Everyday: unfair. Research: a biased sample. News / exams. Spelling: biased not “biassed”.

Near in meaning

unfair

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