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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • imˌpartiˈality, noun
  • imˈpartially, adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impartial1

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

See fair 1.
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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