Impartial

//ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

    "[W]e are to take a ſecond ſurvievv of our Abilities, to ſee if they be confidently fit for that vvhereto our inclination ſvvayeth us: and if upon due impartial examination vve find they are, vve may then follovv the ſvvay of our inclinations."

Adjective
  1. 1
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions wordnet
  2. 2
    showing lack of favoritism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
disinteresteddispassionateindifferentunbiasedunprejudicedneutral

Example

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"He puts on a show of being impartial and unbiased, but I think he's just a guy with no opinion of his own."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.

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