English Explanatory Dictionary

impartial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impartial.wav

Word forms

impartial more impartial most impartial

Etymology

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

Synonyms

neutral unbiased fair candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fairhanded fair-minded disinterested dispassionate impartial imprejudicate indifferent indistinguishing neuter nonaligned nonpartial nonpartisan nonpersonal objective unbigoted uninterested unpartial unpartisan unprejudiced unprepossessed

Antonyms

biased bigoted conflicted interested nonimpartial partial partisan prejudiced prepossessed unfair unimpartial

Related words

analytical calculating honest pseudoimpartial objectivity

Derived words

impartialism impartialist impartiality impartially impartialness nonimpartial pseudoimpartial unimpartial
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