biased

Unfairly favoring or opposing a person, group, or opinion.

• The report is biased.
• Are the judges biased against younger players?
• She gave a biased account of the argument.

How to use it: biased against someone/something (The newspaper is biased against the government.); biased in favor of someone/something (The rules are biased in favor of larger companies.)

Similar words: prejudiced, partial

Opposites: unbiased, impartial

Common phrases: biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

Giving some results a greater chance of happening than others.

• They used a biased coin.
• Biased dice made six the most likely result.
• The selection process is biased toward larger numbers.

Similar words: weighted

Opposites: unbiased, fair

Common phrases: biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

Set or cut at an angle rather than straight across.

• The board has a biased edge.
• A biased cut changed the shape of the corner.
• The carpenter measured the biased surface carefully.

Similar words: slanted, angled

Common phrases: biased edge, biased cut