skew (Meaning)
skew (v)
turn or place at an angle
skew (s)
having an oblique or slanting direction or position
skew (adv.)
Awry; obliquely; askew.
To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
To throw or hurl obliquely.
skew (a.)
Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
skew (n.)
A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.
skew (v. i.)
To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.
To start aside; to shy, as a horse.
To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
Synonyms & Antonyms of skew
skew Sentence Examples
- The data collected showed a discernible skew towards higher incomes.
- The researcher attempted to minimize skew by randomly sampling participants.
- The survey results were skewed due to an underrepresentation of minority groups.
- The voting system was designed to skew the results in favor of one particular candidate.
- The distribution of test scores was skewed towards the lower end of the scale.
- The company's marketing campaign had a skewed focus on female consumers.
- The news coverage tended to skew negatively, emphasizing the challenges facing the economy.
- The statistics were skewed by a few extreme outliers, which distorted the average.
- The researcher controlled for possible confounding factors to avoid skewing the results.
- The survey question was phrased in a way that introduced bias and skewed the responses.
FAQs About the word skew
turn or place at an angle, having an oblique or slanting direction or positionAwry; obliquely; askew., Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed
veer, slant,tilt, slope, angle, slew, incline, yaw, sweep, turn
straighten, merge,merge, straighten,,
The data collected showed a discernible skew towards higher incomes.
The researcher attempted to minimize skew by randomly sampling participants.
The survey results were skewed due to an underrepresentation of minority groups.
The voting system was designed to skew the results in favor of one particular candidate.
