as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an evenhanded meting out of punishment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
we trust the evenhandedness of our marriage counselor implicitly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of evenhanded
Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Now, he’s taken a more evenhanded approach to dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But other series with similar themes of political awakening manage to feel more evenhanded in their approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for evenhanded
Adjective
But he’s never had a bigger accomplice in deceit than Donald Trump.
‘Live within the truth’
By participating in the moral and factual inversions that Putin has deployed for his invasion of Ukraine, the Trump administration isn’t setting itself up as some sort of evenhanded broker to end the war.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Now, he’s taken a more evenhanded approach to dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But other series with similar themes of political awakening manage to feel more evenhanded in their approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for evenhanded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenhanded
Adjective
-
The vice president would have been better advised to stand for fair and impartial maps in the Hoosier State and beyond.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
-
The debate over whether algorithms can ever be truly impartial has been simmering for years; what’s new is the urgency to move from philosophical musing to enforceable standards.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
While Indonesia has maintained a policy of neutrality even amid territorial disputes with China, Malaysia and Australia, officials have been working to transition the navy from a green-water force focused on nearshore defense to a blue-water navy able to project power farther from its shores.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
-
An effective measurement approach must maintain neutrality across channels while accounting for these external factors.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
-
That’s the person who can integrate diverse expertise, promote equitable contributions, and cultivate trust.—
Jamil Zaki,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Aug. 2025
-
School funding was made more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing state revenue on those needs, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Because the investment piece, the kernel of the entire investment thesis is independence and objectivity.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
-
For Diamandis, the protocols of scientific caution and objectivity can seem as coercive as the hallmarks of aging.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
The price cap was rolled out to equal parts skepticism and hopefulness that the policy would stave off Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
-
The pillow top cover is filled with a fine spiral fiber filling, which is held in place with quilted stitching that ensures equal distribution without bunching.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
-
India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
Cite this Entry
“Evenhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhanded. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share