Biased vs Unfair - What's the difference?
biased | unfair |
(bias)
exhibiting bias; prejudiced
angled at a slant
Not fair, unjust.
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As adjectives the difference between biased and unfair
is that biased is exhibiting bias; prejudiced while unfair is not fair, unjust.As a verb biased
is past tense of bias.biased
English
Alternative forms
* (UK) biassedVerb
(head)- She biased them against him for no apparent reason.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
- The table had a biased edge.
Synonyms
* (having a partial view) partial, prejudiced, tendentiousAnagrams
*unfair
English
Adjective
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- It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.