biased

American

[bahy-uhst] / ˈbaɪ əst /

especially British, biassed

adjective

having or showing bias or prejudice.

They gave us a biased report on immigration trends.

Other Word Forms

biasedly adverb
nonbiased adjective

Etymology

Origin of biased

First recorded in 1605–15; bias + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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“We call on them to withdraw from this biased forum.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“Due to current regulatory gaps, many financial professionals are free to offer biased or conflicted advice, putting commissions or other compensation above the investor’s best interests.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Yes, I am proudly biased in favor of this movie.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Other GSA officials under him had also raised safety concerns about Grok, which they viewed as sycophantic and too susceptible to manipulation or corruption by faulty or biased data—creating a potential system risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We suspected that we had not made this error, but our judgment conceivably might be biased by the biological advantages of complementary DNA molecules.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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