Synonyms of biases

biases 1 of 2

noun

plural of bias

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendencies
• inclinations
• aptitudes
• affinities
• affections
• predispositions
• impulses
• predilections
• leanings
• devices
• proclivities
• prejudices
• dispositions
• preferences
• propensities
• talents
• appetites
• bents
• partialities
• addictions
• bones
• genii
• penchants
• knacks
• gifts
• habitudes
• geniuses
• turns
• habits
• tastes
• endowments
• favors
• faculties
• practices
• flairs
• patterns
• likes
• idiosyncrasies
• partisanships
• fancies
• likings
• specialties
• customs
• quirks
• eccentricities
• specialities
• peculiarities
• practises
• routines
• conventions
• singularities
• tricks
• ways
• oddities
• kinks
• fortes
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergies
• dislikes
• distastes
• aversions
• disinclinations
• disfavors
• detachments
• disrelishes
• indifferences
• impartialities
• neutralities
• objectivities
• nonchalances
• insouciances
• apathies

biases

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verb

variants or biasses

present tense third-person singular of bias

as in prejudices

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prejudices
• turns
• convinces
• persuades
• influences
• poisons
• predisposes
• inclines
• disposes
• suggests
• prepossesses