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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for partiality

Noun

At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bias

Noun

The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Content creator Josh Lora, also known as @tellthebees, posted on TikTok that people are trying to rewrite the reality of professionalism to their liking—and that those who bring coffee into an interview won’t get the job.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of liking

Noun

The Justice Department wanted to preserve the possibility of bringing the case again, but In his ruling Thursday, Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Hearn cannot be charged again over the same allegations.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The memo demanded that the charges be dismissed without prejudice—meaning that they could later be reinstated.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prejudice

Noun

Naturally, his work at Celine has now been put in conversation with hers, especially because both designers share an aptitude for creating clothes real people want to wear–and, therefore, many of the same fans.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
But their aptitude and affection for the sport would be passed down through two different families in two different states, from one generation to the next, before reaching Luke and his brothers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of aptitude

Noun

At one point Facebook created MSI, or Meaningful Social Interactions, which favor shares over likes, a process that intensifies engagement.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The level of insight in the resulting dossiers makes social-media algorithms that study your likes and clicks look quaint.

— Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of like

Noun

The movie is about Facebook’s role and the rise of divisiveness, extremism, and hyper-partisanship in the country.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
As Sand tries to steer the conversation away from partisanship, the first noticeable thing about his campaign is the color scheme of his yard signs, which avoid standard-issue patriotic colors in favor of green and orange.

— Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of partisanship

Noun

OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
And a lot of the time, people who have these kinds of inclinations towards children are people who were children who were abused themselves.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

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