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dis-criminatory
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prejudicial |
| Synonyms: | biased, inequitable, prejudiced, unfair |
| Antonyms: | impartial |
| Main Entry: | invidious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful |
| Synonyms: | abominable, calumnious, defamatory, detestable, detracting, detractive, detractory, discriminatory, envious, envying, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, maligning, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting, undesirable, vilifying |
| Notes: | insidious (Latin insidere 'to lie in wait for,' from sedere 'sit') describes stealthy, treacherous behavior; invidious behavior arouses ill will, animosity, or hostility |
| Antonyms: | delightful, likeable, lovable |
| Main Entry: | one-sided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased |
| Synonyms: | colored, discriminatory, favorably, inclined, influenced, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, unequal, unfair, unjust |
| Main Entry: | partial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased, prejudiced |
| Synonyms: | colored, discriminatory, disposed, favorably inclined, influenced, interested, jaundiced, minded, one-sided, partisan, predisposed, prepossessed, tendentious, unfair, unindifferent, unjust, warped |
| Antonyms: | fair, just, unbiased, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | prejudicial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmful, undermining |
| Synonyms: | bad, biased, bigoted, counterproductive, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, differential, disadvantageous, discriminatory, evil, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, unfavorable, unjust |
| Antonyms: | approving, fair, just, unbiased |
| Main Entry: | selective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discriminating |
| Synonyms: | careful, choicy, choosy, discerning, discriminatory, eclectic, fussy, judicious, particular, persnickety*, picky, scrupulous, select |
| Antonyms: | open, uncaring, undiscriminating, unselective |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unfair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prejudiced, wrongful |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, bad, base, biased, bigoted, blameworthy, cheating, criminal, crooked, cruel, culpable, discreditable, discriminatory, dishonest, dishonorable, foul, grievous, illegal, immoral, improper, inequitable, inexcusable, iniquitous, injurious, low, mean, one-sided, partial, partisan, petty, shameful, shameless, uncalled-for, undue, unethical, unjust, unjustifiable, unlawful, unprincipled, unreasonable, unrightful, unscrupulous, unsporting, unwarranted, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong |
| Antonyms: | fair, honest, just, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | prejudiced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | biased |
| Synonyms: | bigoted, blind, closed-minded, discriminatory, doctrinaire, dogmatic, extreme, hidebound, illiberal, inclined, influenced, intolerant, intransigent, leaning, narrow, narrow-minded, one-sided, opinionated, partisan, preconceived, predisposed, prepossessed, presupposing, racist, sexist, xenophobic |
| Antonyms: | generous, impartial, open-minded, receptive, unbiased |
| Main Entry: | discriminative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discriminating |
| Synonyms: | discerning, discriminate, discriminatory, particular, selective |
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