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nonpartisan

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nonpartisan

1 marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias

  • made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
Synonyms of nonpartisan

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

frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward

balanced, rational, reasonable
Near Antonyms of nonpartisan

deceitful, deceptive, dishonest

arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable

jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic

colored, distorted, warped
Antonyms of nonpartisan

biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

2 not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war

  • nonpartisan observers who were there to ensure a fair election
Synonyms of nonpartisan

neutral
Words Related to nonpartisan

nonaligned

hands-off, noninterventionist

autonomous, independent, sovereign (also sovran), unaffiliated

nonbelligerent

individualistic

disinterested, evenhanded, fair, impartial, indifferent, unbiased, uninfluenced, unprejudiced

bipartisan
Phrases Synonymous with nonpartisan

on the fence
Near Antonyms of nonpartisan

biased, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unfair

affiliated, associated, federated

belligerent
Antonyms of nonpartisan

allied, confederate

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