tendentious

Meaning

Having a tendency, written or spoken, with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one; implicitly or explicitly slanted; biased.

Opposite of

objective#Adjective, impartial#Adjective, unbiased#Adjective, ;, fair#Adjective, balanced#Adjective

Synonyms

biased

prejudiced

slanted

tendencious

partial

one-sided

tedentious

unfair

weighted

based on partiality

bigoted

biassed

discriminatory

onesided

Translations

tendentieus

tendancieux

tendenziös

tendencioso

tendenciós

tendencioso

tendencieuse

tendancieuse

tendencieux

meyilli

μεροληπτικός

tendenzioso

décentré

parteiisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

Etymology

From tendency + -ious, after German tendenziös.