impartial

[ im-pahr-shuhl ]

adjective

1. not partial or biased; fair; just:

   an impartial judge.

   Synonyms: equitable, unprejudiced, unbiased

   Antonyms: biased

impartial

/ ɪmˈpɑːʃəl /

adjective

1. not prejudiced towards or against any particular side or party; fair; unbiased

Derived Forms

• imˈpartially, adverb
• imˌpartiˈality, noun

Other Words From

• im·par·ti·al·i·ty [im-pahr-shee-, al, -i-tee], im·par·tial·ness noun
• im·par·tial·ly adverb
• pseu·do·im·par·tial adjective
• qua·si-im·par·tial adjective
• un·im·par·tial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impartial¹

First recorded in 1585–95; im- ² + partial

Synonym Study

See fair ¹.

Example Sentences

Finding an impartial opinion on blockchain projects isn’t easy.

From Fortune

While national security as a blanket term is all well and good, CFIUS itself and its ability to stay impartial is under question.

From Fortune

She is trying to appear impartial on matters that could come before the court.

From Washington Post

It is unreasonable to think that she would be able to administer fair and impartial justice to our communities if she can’t even accept our basic humanity and dignity.

From Washington Blade

Nigerian historian Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo also posits that a more impartial analysis would have earned decolonial leaders in their own right, Margaret Ekpo, Janet Mokelu, or Funmilayo Ransom-Kuti, as “mother of Nigerian nationalism.”

From Essence.com

Carles told me that MormonThink strives to be objective and impartial.

From The Daily Beast

How can a Tea Party-backed judge ever be fair and impartial given the rigid right-wing ideology of that movement?!

From The Daily Beast

D'Souza did not say whether or not he had similar concerns about whether or not Michael Brown had received impartial justice.

From The Daily Beast

Because my disproportionate reaction is precisely why the law needs to be impartial.

From The Daily Beast

He said that I was being watched and my impartial journalism was appreciated.

From The Daily Beast

How well they have merited that Degree of Confidence is left to the impartial World to determine.

From Project Gutenberg

Should you bestow upon my letter a fair and impartial perusal, it will neither be useless to you nor to my country.

From Project Gutenberg

Bill had been a frequent and impartial visitor to the bottles that were tucked away at both ends of his store.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, no, the man so speaking is not doing so of himself; the avowals are too frank—the opinions too impartial.

From Project Gutenberg

Philip started, for his impartial mind, like Andrea's, was struck by the painful loneliness in which the youth was left.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• candid
• detached
• disinterested
• dispassionate
• equitable
• evenhanded
• fair
• fair-minded
• neutral
• nonpartisan
• objective
• open-minded
• unbiased
• unprejudiced