ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpartisan
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partisan
Meaning: strongly favoring one party or side, often without fairness
partisan in a sentence
How partisan is used in real sentences:
The judge warned jurors to ignore the partisan commentary surrounding the trial.
The partisan newspaper praised one candidate's every decision and dismissed all criticism of him.
“The company hired a partisan consultant who presented every stoppage as union sabotage and tried to malign Ortiz by alleging, without evidence, that she damaged machinery.”
— from the passage The Authority No Chart Showed
Synonyms for partisan
Other words for partisan — biased, one-sided and sectarian — carry the same meaning.
- biased
- one-sided
- sectarian
Antonyms of partisan
Words that mean the opposite of partisan:
Where it comes from
From French partisan, meaning 'supporter of a party or cause.'
Memory hook
PARTISAN contains PART; taking one party's part makes a view partisan.