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{
"bias":{
"an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities":{
"examples":[
"he has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories"
],
"synonyms":[
"favor",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"parti pris",
"partisanship",
"ply",
"prejudice",
"tendentiousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chauvinism",
"cronyism",
"favoritism",
"nepotism",
"self-opinionatedness",
"self-partiality",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"preconception",
"prejudgment",
"prepossession"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"detachment",
"dispassion",
"indifference",
"aversion",
"dislike",
"distaste",
"hate",
"scunner"
],
"antonyms":[
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"open-mindedness",
"unbiasedness"
]
},
"a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{
"examples":[
"from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favor",
"one-sidedness",
"partisanship",
"prejudice",
"endowment",
"faculty",
"flair",
"gift",
"knack",
"talent",
"addiction",
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"taste",
"forte",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"trick",
"way",
"wont",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quirk",
"singularity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"detachment",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{
"examples":[
"made of fabric cut bias"
],
"synonyms":[
"athwart",
"cornerways",
"cornerwise",
"crossways",
"crosswise",
"diagonally",
"kitty-corner",
"catty-corner",
"catercorner",
"kitty-cornered",
"catty-cornered",
"catercornered",
"obliquely",
"transversely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"across"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lengthwise",
"longitudinally"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors"
],
"synonyms":[
"poison",
"prejudice",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispose",
"incline",
"predispose",
"influence",
"prepossess",
"convince",
"persuade",
"suggest"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"biases":{
"a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{
"examples":[
"from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"affections",
"affinities",
"aptitudes",
"bents",
"bones",
"devices",
"dispositions",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"habitudes",
"impulses",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"predispositions",
"proclivities",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"turns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favors",
"partisanships",
"prejudices",
"endowments",
"faculties",
"flairs",
"gifts",
"knacks",
"talents",
"addictions",
"appetites",
"fancies",
"likes",
"likings",
"preferences",
"tastes",
"fortes",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"conventions",
"customs",
"habits",
"patterns",
"practices",
"practises",
"routines",
"tricks",
"ways",
"wonts",
"eccentricities",
"idiosyncrasies",
"kinks",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quirks",
"singularities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergies",
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disrelishes",
"distastes",
"detachments",
"impartialities",
"neutralities",
"objectivities",
"apathies",
"indifferences",
"insouciances",
"nonchalances"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors"
],
"synonyms":[
"poisons",
"prejudices",
"turns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disposes",
"inclines",
"predisposes",
"influences",
"prepossesses",
"convinces",
"persuades",
"suggests"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"biassed":{
"inclined to favor one side over another":{
"examples":[
"in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces"
],
"synonyms":[
"one-sided",
"parti pris",
"partial",
"partisan",
"prejudiced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hostile",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"colored",
"distorted",
"misrepresented",
"shaded",
"warped",
"convinced",
"influenced",
"persuaded",
"predisposed",
"prepossessed",
"swayed",
"affected",
"concerned",
"interested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"open",
"open-minded",
"persuasible",
"receptive",
"honest",
"just",
"reasonable",
"bipartisan",
"autonomous",
"independent",
"aloof",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"hardheaded",
"impersonal",
"unemotional",
"cold",
"distant",
"remote",
"apathetic",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious",
"unenthusiastic",
"uninterested"
],
"antonyms":[
"disinterested",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"neutral",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors"
],
"synonyms":[
"poisoned",
"prejudiced",
"turned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disposed",
"inclined",
"predisposed",
"influenced",
"prepossessed",
"convinced",
"persuaded",
"suggested"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"biathlons":{
"as in triathlons , pentathlons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"bouts",
"competitions",
"contests",
"events",
"games",
"matches",
"matchups",
"meets",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournaments",
"tourneys",
"athletics",
"sports",
"battles",
"conflicts",
"scrimmages",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tugs-of-war",
"tussles",
"championships",
"nationals",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"derbies",
"field days",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"biathlon":{
"as in triathlon , pentathlon":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decathlon",
"heptathlon",
"pentathlon",
"triathlon",
"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"meet",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney",
"athletics",
"sport",
"battle",
"conflict",
"scrimmage",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tug-of-war",
"tussle",
"championship",
"national(s)",
"final",
"nightcap",
"play-off",
"semifinal",
"derby",
"field day",
"gymkhana",
"open",
"outing",
"marathon",
"race",
"ultramarathon",
"heat",
"round",
"run",
"set"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"biasing":{
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors"
],
"synonyms":[
"poisoning",
"prejudicing",
"turning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disposing",
"inclining",
"predisposing",
"influencing",
"prepossessing",
"convincing",
"persuading",
"suggesting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}