PARTIALITY Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

partiality

noun

ˌpär-shē-ˈa-lə-tē

Definition of partiality

as in bias

an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work

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as in tendency

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions

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as in liking

positive regard for something a partiality toward outdoor sports of all kinds

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Recent Examples of partiality Despite its partiality to a president’s power over independent federal agencies, the court has repeatedly suggested that the Fed is an exception. — Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025 But, actually, partiality is one of the reasons that scenarios are valuable. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 27 May 2025 Murrow worked on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign while at CBS, excusing his partiality as moral and intellectual superiority. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025 As a result, NGOs too are often subject to accusations of partiality. — Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2011 See All Example Sentences for partiality

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Noun

According to the American Civil Liberties Union in 2020, this technology can result in bias and inaccuracies.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Every public high school student will be required to complete two 45-minute AI-literacy modules, covering what AI is and is not, as well as bias, risks, ethics, careers and future skills.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bias

Noun

There is a tendency for gloom to descend when thinking about Europe’s economic and business prospects.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Bonnell The enthusiast’s approach Bonnell’s team uses matters because electric motorcycles have an annoying tendency to make power delivery either spectacularly good or spectacularly stupid.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of tendency

Noun

Barely out of her teens, the Black and Anishinaabe sculptor had already weathered racial prejudice, false accusations and the abrupt end of her education at Oberlin College.

— Andrew Alexander, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Factors affecting the intensity of racial profiling The forcefulness of police prejudice against minority groups depends on historical and social circumstances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of prejudice

Noun

Those gizmos can then be shared with the world in a TikTok-style endless scroll complete with likes, comments, reposts, and all the other hallmarks of social media addiction.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
In a Facebook post with nearly 500 likes and 40 comments as of Friday afternoon, the Gagnons spoke about their experience establishing the brewery and its part in the local community.

— John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of like

Noun

Some fans reflected that Parton represented a different era of America, one that wasn’t defined by political divisions and partisanship.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
To prevail, Benitez-Thompson would have to defy political gravity, which is to say overcome the reflexive partisanship that has typified politics in this age of deep voter polarization.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of partisanship

Noun

The film’s procedural aspect ticks along just fine, holding the attention without subverting expectations, and carried by actors who, much like the detectives in this case, are ultra-capable professionals with no inclination to go rogue on us.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Collectively, that inclination could lead to bills soaring ever higher.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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