bias

nounCommon GRE wordMore B words

a prejudice or inclination that prevents impartial judgment

In a sentence

Bias in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing bias in a sentence.

The study was criticized for a bias toward urban respondents.

Synonyms

prejudicepartialitypredispositionslant

Antonyms

impartialityfairness

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Bias (noun) means a prejudice or inclination that prevents impartial judgment

Here is bias used in an example sentence: "The study was criticized for a bias toward urban respondents."

Common synonyms for bias include prejudice, partiality, predisposition, slant.

Antonyms of bias include impartiality, fairness.

Bias is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.