as in equitable
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
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as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the defense lawyers challenged the impartiality of the presiding judge
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Recent Examples of impartial
Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The government counters that the independence requirement means the task force is supposed to make recommendations based on their impartial medical and public-health judgments.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Democracy depends on impartial information, not the shifting whims of one billionaire.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most golf fans with no real allegiance were rooting for McIlroy to complete the Slam after more than a decade of failures at Augusta National, just as most impartial baseball fans rooted for the 2016 Cubs to beat Cleveland and end their 107-year championship drought.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
When discussing the current war, Finkel shifts from impartial historian to passionate accuser, condemning Putin’s aggression as an act of genocide.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The government counters that the independence requirement means the task force is supposed to make recommendations based on their impartial medical and public-health judgments.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Democracy depends on impartial information, not the shifting whims of one billionaire.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most golf fans with no real allegiance were rooting for McIlroy to complete the Slam after more than a decade of failures at Augusta National, just as most impartial baseball fans rooted for the 2016 Cubs to beat Cleveland and end their 107-year championship drought.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impartial
Adjective
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The group later delivered a letter to the governor’s office that called for equitable school funding and the passage of Senate Bill 1511, which has passed out of the Education Committee and has been sent to Appropriations.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
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The Cook County Board of Review has consistently advocated for reforms to improve initial assessments and ensure equitable outcomes for all taxpayers.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Unlike any other mode of communication, mathematics offers a starting point rooted not in emotion or partisanship, but in objectivity — where evidence, data and reason lead the conversation.—
Vicki Abeles,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Clooney enjoins his comrades to feel justified in twisting journalism from objectivity to partisanship.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The film’s blank spaces and ambiguities linger even after a melodramatic pivot that’s easily seen coming, and will entice and confound viewers in equal measure.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Still, the overall vibe in Capital One Arena was laced with equal parts sadness and optimism, and that made sense.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Reaching psychic divorce means finding emotional neutrality or peace.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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As many question the fairness and neutrality of political systems, the model of an ideal leader shifts from the administrative back to the messianic.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Stop wasting taxpayer money trying to close and redevelop an airport that two independent, objective studies have concluded benefits the area and should remain open.—
Craig A. Raabe,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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Efforts to politicize objective research on LGBTQ youth mental health are nothing new.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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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
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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
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“Impartial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impartial. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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