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"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", 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"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" ] } }