partiality
Leaning toward one
Partiality is favoritism—an unfair preference for one person, group, or side over others: The judge was accused of partiality toward the defendant.
It can also mean a particular fondness or liking: She has a partiality for dark chocolate.
The word implies bias, whether problematic or simply a matter of taste.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
inequity · skewed · slant · jaundiced · lopsidedness · bigotry · sectarianism · chauvinism
Warm liking or affection
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- likingPositive inclination toward
- tasteFlavor perception ability
leaning · inclination · proclivity · predisposition · propensity · bent · soft spot · affinity
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- in-group biasFavoritism toward one's own
- double standardUnequally applied moral code
special treatment · unequal treatment · privilege · patronage · protectionism · insider advantage · unfair advantage · inequitable
Warm liking or affection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
caring · soft spot · endearment · cherishing · adoration · doting · favor · preferring
Devotion to one's country
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- parochialismExcessive local focus
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
in-group bias · cultural bias · Eurocentrism · Afrocentrism · supremacism · nativism · insularity · provincialism
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
unfairness · inequity · skewed · slant · jaundiced · lopsidedness · bigotry · sectarianism · chauvinism · nepotism
fondness
Warm liking or affection
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- likingPositive inclination toward
taste · leaning · inclination · proclivity · predisposition · propensity · bent · soft spot · affinity · weakness
nepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- in-group biasFavoritism toward one's own
special treatment · double standard · unequal treatment · privilege · patronage · protectionism · insider advantage · unfair advantage · inequitable · discriminatory
fondness
Warm liking or affection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
warmth · caring · soft spot · endearment · cherishing · adoration · doting · favor · preferring · treasuring
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- parochialismExcessive local focus
tribalism · in-group bias · cultural bias · Eurocentrism · Afrocentrism · supremacism · nativism · insularity · provincialism · exceptionalism
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- dispositionsdisposition, predisposition, inclination, tendency, propensity
- fondnessaffection, liking, fondness, tenderness, caring
- inclinationsinclination, tendency, predisposition, proclivity, propensity
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
partialityimpartiality
Freedom from prejudice
fairness · neutrality · objectivity · equity · even-handedness