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impartial

  • /ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl

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Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.

adjective more impartial · most impartial

  1. Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased. [W]e are to take a ſecond ſurvievv of our Abilities, to ſee if they be confidently fit for that vvhereto our inclination ſvvayeth us: and if upon due impartial examination vve find they are, vve may then follovv the ſvvay of our inclinations.

    Similar: neutral, unbiased, fair, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded · Opposite: partial, biased, unfair

Opposite: biased, bigoted, conflicted, interested, nonimpartial, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prepossessed, unfair, unimpartial

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unbiased, disinterested, dispassionate, indifferent, unprejudiced, nonracist, open, fair, colour-blind, color-blind, unbiassed, candid, fair-minded, evenhanded, neutrality, neutral

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adj treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally

Españolimparcial
中文公正 gōngzhèng, 公平 gōngpíng, 不偏不倚的 bùpiānbùyǐ de
हिन्दीतटस्थ taṭasth
Portuguêsimparcial
Françaisimpartial
Deutschunparteiisch, unparteilich
Italianoimparziale
Ελληνικάαμερόληπτος ameróliptos
Românăimparțial, nepărtinitor
Русскийбеспристра́стный bespristrástnyj, непредвзя́тый nepredvzjátyj, непредубеждённый nepredubeždjónnyj

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@misc{impartial_2026,
  title = {impartial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impartial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}