impartial

Adjective
US[im-pahr-shuhl]/ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl/3 syllables
Synonyms: unprejudiced

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. showing lack of favoritism“the cold neutrality of an impartial judge”Opposite partialSimilar disinterested, dispassionate, indifferentSee also fair, equitable
  2. free from undue bias or preconceived opinions“an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons”“the impartial eye of a scientist”Synonyms: unprejudicedOpposite discriminatorySimilar color-blind, colour-blindSee also receptive, open

Related words impartiality noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Im·par′tial adjective

Origin: Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.

Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. William Shakespeare

Jove is impartial, and to both the same.— John Dryden
A comprehensive and impartial view.— Thomas Babington Macaulay

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

The Devil's Dictionary

IMPARTIAL, adj. Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy or adopting either of two conflicting opinions.
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