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not stormy or cloudy<we prayed for fair weather during our vacation at the beach>Synonymsclear, cloudless, sunny, sunshiny, uncloudedRelated Wordsbalmy, clement, gentle, mild, temperate; calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, tranquil; fine, pleasantNear Antonymsharsh, inclement, severe; blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty; foggy, hazy, mistyAntonymsbleak, cloudy, dirty, foul, nasty, overcast, rainy, raw, rough, squally, stormy, sunless
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marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias<a commanding officer who enjoyed the respect of his soldiers because his decisions were always fair>Synonymsdisinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudicedRelated Wordscandid, frank, forthright, open, straightforward; balanced, rational, reasonableNear Antonymsdeceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonableAntonymsbiased, inequitable, partisan, prejudiced, unequal, unjust
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following or according to the rules<a hockey player who is respected for his fair play>Synonymsclean, legal, sportsmanlike, sportsmanlyRelated Wordsjust, law-abiding; ethical, moral, principled; honorable, irreproachable, unimpeachableNear Antonymsimmoral, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulousAntonymsdirty, foul, nasty, unfair, unsportsmanlike
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of light complexion<fair people tend to sunburn easily>SynonymslightRelated Wordsashen, pale, pallid, pasty, peaked, sallow, wan, whiteAntonymsblack, brunet (or brunette), dark, swarthy
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having qualities which inspire hope<as long as the team keeps playing as hard as they can, they have a fair chance of winning—no matter what the scoreboard says>— see hopeful 1
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of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color<the abundance of people with fair hair in Scandinavia>— see blond
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of average to below average quality<for what they charged us, the painters should have done better than a fair job of painting the house>— see mediocre 1
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very pleasing to look at<generally considered the fairest girl in town, she had no lack of boyfriends>— see beautiful
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