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be partial

VERB
discriminate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
segregate single out
STRONG
contradistinguish disfavor favor hate incline judge separate victimize
WEAK
be bigot set apart show bias treat as inferior treat differently
Antonyms
WEAK
confuse mix up
VERB
incline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend impel persuade predispose prompt sway
STRONG
affect bias drive favor govern induce influence look move prefer prejudice turn verge
WEAK
be disposed be predisposed be willing gravitate toward lean toward make willing not mind
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade prevent repress stop suppress
STRONG
be fair be just dislike halt hinder
VERB
misjudge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
miscalculate misconstrue misunderstand overestimate overrate underestimate
STRONG
dogmatize err misapprehend misconceive mistake prejudge presume presuppose stumble suppose underrate
WEAK
bark up wrong tree be misled be overcritical be unfair be wrong come to hasty conclusion drop the ball miscomprehend misconjecture misdeem misreckon miss by a mile misthink put foot in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
get perceive understand
STRONG
comprehend disbelieve
WEAK
figure judge well

Example Sentences

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For months, he had trouble sleeping due to what turned out to be partial seizures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Unlike in other parts of the world, the eclipse in the UK will only be partial but still a dramatic spectacle, weather permitting.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

He's a Montana man who longs for his ranch, so it follows that he'd be partial to home-cooked meals prepared with natural-as-possible ingredients.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023

“They said that there would be partial mobilization, but it turns out that they take everyone,” she was quoted as saying.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

I may be partial to it, and you will allow I have cause; but I do not think that his Muse has ever taken so lofty a flight amid her former soarings.”

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob