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impartial
adjective
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Impartial vs Partial
To be "partial to" or "partial toward" someone or something is to be somewhat biased or prejudiced, which means that a person who is partial really only sees part of the whole picture. To be impartial is the opposite. The United Nations sends impartial observers to monitor elections in troubled countries. We hope judges and juries will be impartial when they hand down verdicts. But grandparents aren't expected to be impartial when describing their new grandchild.
Synonyms
fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side.
fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.
just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.
equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned.
impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice.
unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice.
dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment.
objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings.
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1587, in the meaning defined above
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“Impartial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impartial. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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