Synonyms for bias
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Noun
1. Prejudice — inclination towards something
prejudice, partiality, predisposition, predilection, slant, tendency, preference, influence, favor US, favour UK, proclivity, propensity, leaning, inclination, liking, inequity, bend, aptitude, sway, turn, incline, proneness, bent
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- n. 1
Inclination towards something.
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- Plural
- biases → prejudices, partialities, predispositions, predilections…
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To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prejudice I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
- predilection She always had a predilection for round numbers.
- partiality He shows partiality to no one in particular.
- preconception This will challenge any preconception you may have of modern art.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bias | rising | |
| prejudice | steady | |
| predisposition | rising | |
| predilection | steady | |
| partiality | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- turn1, bend1, bent1, sway1
- 5 letters
- favor2, slant1
- 6 letters
- favour2, liking2
- 7 letters
- leaning2, pervert2, oblique2, incline2
- 8 letters
- tendency3, diagonal4, aptitude3, inequity4
- 9 letters
- influence3, prejudice3, proneness
- 10 letters
- preference3, propensity4, partiality5, proclivity4
- 11 letters
- inclination4
- 12 letters
- predilection4
- 13 letters
- preconception4
- 14 letters
- predisposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor2 = 2 syllables).