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fair
Synonyms and Antonyms of fair
- a dazzling array of sleek cabin cruisers at the annual boat fair
fair
Synonyms and Antonyms of fair
- We prayed for fair weather during our vacation at the beach.
- a commanding officer who enjoyed the respect of his soldiers because his decisions were always fair
- a hockey player who is respected for his fair play
- 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.
- the abundance of people with fair hair in Scandinavia
ash-blond (or ash-blonde), blondish, strawberry blonde (or strawberry blond), towheaded
- For what they charged us, the painters should have done better than a fair job of painting the house.
A1, capital, distinguished, excellent, exceptional, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, matchless, maximum, number one (also No. 1), optimal, optimum, outstanding, par excellence, peerless, preeminent, prime, sensational, special, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch
unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
- a handsome knight and his fair maiden
alluring, appealing, charming, cunning, delightful, engaging, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), prepossessing
elegant, exquisite, glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, statuesque, sublime, superb
personable, pleasant, presentable
desirable, dishy, dollish, foxy, pulchritudinous, seductive
arresting, eye-catching, flamboyant, flashy, glossy, showstopping, showy, slick, snazzy, splashy, striking, zingy
abhorrent, abominable, bad, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, foul, frightful, ghastly, horrible, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, objectionable, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening, terrible, vile
unappealing, unappetizing, unimposing, unpleasant, unprepossessing
- It would take a fair miracle for that project to be finished on time.
absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
- Most thought his dismissal was fair since he had been given many chances to clean up his act.
- A handwritten thank-you letter requires nothing less than a sheet of fair white paper.
Synonym Discussion of fair
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- a fair decision
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- a just settlement of territorial claims
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- the equitable distribution of the property
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- an impartial third party
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- your unbiased opinion
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- a dispassionate summation of the facts
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- I can't be objective about my own child
synonyms see in addition beautiful
fair
Synonyms and Antonyms of fair
- We expect everyone on this basketball court to play fair.
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