SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
tendentious
adjective
Promoting a particular viewpoint through a strongly biased presentation.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Strongly biased toward a view
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Usage distinction
Return to topTendentious presentation pushes a viewpoint. Polemical concerns vigorous controversy and need not be inaccurate; partial can also mean incomplete.
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See tendentious in use
The tendentious account omitted every fact that challenged its conclusion.
At a neighborhood exhibition meeting, Felix admired the speaker's rhetoric: a clear structure and memorable examples made the proposal easy to follow. Yet the accompanying report was tendentious, highlighting every favorable comment while omitting the concerns recorded in the same consultation.
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