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skewed

/ˈskjuːd/
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skewed Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Not accurate, exact, or fair because of being distorted, biased, or disproportionately influenced toward one side.

Example

"The survey produced skewed results because only wealthy residents were invited to participate."

2

Turned, placed, or directed toward one side; crooked or not straight.

Example

"He adjusted the skewed picture frame so that it hung level on the living room wall."

3

Having a statistical distribution that is asymmetrical around its mean, with a longer tail extending to one side.

Example

"Household income data usually follows a positively skewed distribution due to a small number of extremely high earners."

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• Rhymes for skewed

• Nearby Words

sketchpad
sketchy
skew
skewed
skewer
skewness
ski

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the verb skew, which entered Middle English as skewen ('to slip away or turn aside'), borrowed from Old Northern French eskuer and ultimately tracing back to a Germanic root meaning 'to avoid' (compare English shy).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Skewed. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/skewed
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