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单词 skewed
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skewed

adjective

ˈskyüd How to pronounce skewed (audio)
1
: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes … Natalie Savino
2
: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body. Daniel Goleman
More broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities. Kase Wickman et al.
This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron … The New Yorker
Allowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge. Nancy Novogrod

Synonyms

  • askew
  • aslant
  • atilt
  • awry
  • cock-a-hoop
  • cockeyed
  • crazy
  • crooked
  • listing
  • lopsided
  • oblique
  • off-kilter
  • pitched
  • slanted
  • slanting
  • slantwise
  • tilted
  • tipping
  • uneven
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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

skewed 1 of 2

adjective

as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tilted
  • uneven
  • crooked
  • oblique
  • lopsided
  • slanted
  • askew
  • tipping
  • distorted
  • slanting
  • awry
  • listing
  • pitched
  • cockeyed
  • aslant
  • unbalanced
  • crazy
  • slantwise
  • off-kilter
  • atilt
  • asymmetrical
  • unsymmetrical
  • out of plumb
  • off plumb
  • contorted
  • disordered
  • asymmetric
  • cock-a-hoop
  • irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straight
  • level
  • regular
  • uniform
  • even
  • balanced
  • orderly
  • symmetric
  • symmetrical
  • ordered
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skewed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of skew
1
as in veered
to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side. This show's viewers tend to skew a little older.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tilted
  • veered
  • slanted
  • sloped
  • angled
  • tipped
  • leaned
  • cut
  • turned
  • deviated
  • inclined
  • pivoted
  • listed
  • curled
  • curved
  • canted
  • rounded
  • cocked
  • spiraled
  • crooked
  • pitched
  • bent
  • yawed
  • swerved
  • sheered
  • swept
  • twisted
  • heeled
  • strayed
  • slewed
  • bowed
  • zagged
  • slued
  • arched
  • spiralled
  • arced
  • hooked
  • broke
  • zigged
  • looped
  • wandered
  • circled
  • wheeled
  • coiled
  • wound
  • weaved
  • zigzagged
  • about-faced
  • wavered
  • winded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straightened
  • merged
2
as in biased
to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study. Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • biased
  • influenced
  • prejudiced
  • biassed
  • poisoned
  • turned
  • predisposed
  • inclined
  • disposed
  • prepossessed
  • convinced
  • suggested
  • persuaded
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