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equitable - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | equitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial |
| Synonyms: | candid, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, due, ethical, even-handed, fair, fair and square, fair shake*, honest, impersonal, just, level, moral, nonpartisan, objective, proper, proportionate, reasonable, right, rightful, square, stable, unbiased, unprejudiced, cricket, even-steven, fair-to-middling, nondiscriminatory, square deal, uncolored |
| Notes: | equable means steady or unvarying and far from extremes; equitable means fair and impartial |
| Antonyms: | biased, disproportionate, partial, prejudiced, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, unequitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | candid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unbiased, unequivocal, unprejudiced, up front, upright, frontal, right up front, talking turkey, telling it like it is, uncolored, unpretended |
| Antonyms: | artful, deceitful, devious, lying, tricky |
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
| Synonyms: | aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, indifferent, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn, incurious, just watching the clock, not giving a damn, uncurious |
| Antonyms: | biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | egalitarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equal |
| Synonyms: | democratic, equitable, even-handed, impartial, just, unbiased |
| Main Entry: | ethical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, righteous |
| Synonyms: | clean, conscientious, correct, decent, elevated, equitable, fair, fitting, good, honest, honorable, humane, just, kosher*, noble, proper, respectable, right, square, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous, Christian, high-principled, moralistic, principled, right-minded, true blue |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, dishonest, immoral, improper, unethical, unjust, unrighteous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | even-handed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial and fair |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, balanced, disinterested, equitable, fair, fair-and-square, honest, honorable, impartial, just, justifiable, neutral, nonpartisan, objective, on the level*, on the level, reasonable, right, square, straight, unbiased, unprejudiced, upright, virtuous, on the up-and-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | honest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truthful, candid |
| Synonyms: | authentic, bona fide*, conscientious, decent, direct, equitable, ethical, fair, fair and square, forthright, frank, genuine, high-minded*, honorable, impartial, ingenuous, just, on the level*, open, outright, plain, proper, real, reliable, reputable, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, unfeigned, upright, veracious, virtuous, above-board, law-abiding, lay it on the line, like it is, no lie, on the up and up, true blue, undisguised, upfront, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impartial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, unprejudiced |
| Synonyms: | candid, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, impersonal, just, middle-of-the-road*, neutral, nonpartisan, objective, open-minded, unbiased, evenhanded, fair-minded, nondiscriminating, nondiscriminatory, on-the-fence, unbigoted, uncolored, unslanted, without favor |
| Antonyms: | biased, discriminating, partial, prejudiced, unfair, unjust, favoring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impersonal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, unfriendly |
| Synonyms: | abstract, businesslike, candid, cold turkey*, cold-blooded*, colorless, cool, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, emotionless, equal, equitable, fair, formal, impartial, indifferent, inhuman, neutral, objective, remote, straight, unbiased, bureaucratic, nondiscriminatory, poker-faced*, strictly business, uncolored, unpassioned |
| Antonyms: | friendly, informal, personable, personal, warm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indifferent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, uninterested |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, callous, cold, cool, detached, diffident, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, equitable, haughty, heartless, heedless, highbrow, impartial, impervious, inattentive, listless, neutral, nonchalant, nonpartisan, objective, phlegmatic, regardless, scornful, silent, supercilious, superior, unbiased, uncaring, uncommunicative, unconcerned, unemotional, unmoved, unprejudiced, unresponsive, unsympathetic, passionless, stoical, unaroused, unimpressed, uninvolved, unsocial |
| Antonyms: | compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, involved, sympathetic, caring |
| Main Entry: | judicial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legal |
| Synonyms: | administrative, authoritative, constitutional, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensic, impartial, judiciary, lawful, magisterial, official, pontifical, regular, statutory, judgelike, juridical, jurisdictional, juristic, legalistic, principled |
| Main Entry: | meet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fitting |
| Synonyms: | applicable, appropriate, apt, equitable, expedient, fair, felicitous, fit, good, happy, just, proper, reconciled, right, suitable, timely, accommodated, conformed |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, unseemly, unfitting |
| Main Entry: | nonpartisan |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial; not political |
| Synonyms: | detached, equitable, fair, free-wheeling, independent, indifferent, just, middle-of-the-road*, neutral, nonaligned, nondiscriminatory, objective, on one's own, on-the-fence, playing it cool, unaffected, unaffiliated, unbiased, unbigoted, uncolored, unimplicated, uninfluenced, uninvolved, unprejudiced |
| Antonyms: | biased, decided, partial, partisan, political, prejudiced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | objective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, impartial |
| Synonyms: | cold, cool, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, impersonal, judicial, just, nonpartisan, open-minded*, straight, unbiased, unemotional, unprejudiced, evenhanded, like it is, nondiscriminatory, strictly business, uncolored, uninvolved, unprepossessed |
| Antonyms: | partial, prejudiced, subjective, unfair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proportionate/proportional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | balanced, corresponding |
| Synonyms: | commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, just, reciprocal, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable, correlative, in proportion |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, imbalanced |
| Main Entry: | righteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, honest |
| Synonyms: | angelic, blameless, charitable, commendable, conscientious, creditable, deserving, devoted, devout, dutiful, equitable, ethical, exemplary, fair, faithful, godlike, guiltless, holy, honorable, impartial, innocent, irreproachable, just, laudable, matchless, meritorious, moral, noble, peerless, philanthropic, praiseworthy, punctilious, pure, reverent, saintly, scrupulous, sinless, spiritual, sterling, trustworthy, upright, virtuous, worthy, law-abiding, philanthropical, right-minded |
| Antonyms: | bad, corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unfair |
| Main Entry: | unbiased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not prejudiced |
| Synonyms: | aloof, cold, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even-handed, fair, honest, impartial, just, neutral, nonpartisan, objective, on the fence*, open-minded, straight, uninterested, unprejudiced, nondiscriminatory, unbigoted, uncolored |
| Antonyms: | biased, fair, just, prejudiced, subjective |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unprejudiced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair |
| Synonyms: | balanced, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even-handed, impartial, just, liberal, nonpartisan, objective, open-minded, straight, unbiased, fair-minded, nondiscriminatory, unbigoted, uncolored, uninfluenced |
| Antonyms: | biased, prejudiced, unfair, unjust |
| Main Entry: | deserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | merited |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, due, equitable, fit, fitting, just, proper, right, rightful, suitable, warranted, earned, justified |
| Antonyms: | excessive, inordinate, undue |
| Main Entry: | proportionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | balanced |
| Synonyms: | commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, just, proportional, reciprocal, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable, correlative, in proportion |
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