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evenhanded

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of evenhanded

marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
  • an evenhanded assessment of the work
Synonyms of evenhanded

candid, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, fair, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced
Words Related to evenhanded

frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward

balanced, rational, reasonable
Near Antonyms of evenhanded

deceitful, deceptive, dishonest

arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable

jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic

colored, distorted, warped
Antonyms of evenhanded

biased, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

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