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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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Energy and energy-related equities can be partial hedges as oil prices and freight rates climb, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There will be partial restrictions on travellers from another seven countries, including Cuban and Venezuelan nationals.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

“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

"You're always going to be partial to the music that really defined the most impressionable parts of your life."

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

The Emperor seems not to be partial to display, and a very characteristic anecdote in this respect, which does him great credit, is very generally reported.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von