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| 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: | broad-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liberal |
| Synonyms: | advanced, catholic, cosmopolitan, dispassionate, flexible, indulgent, liberal, open, open-minded, permissive, progressive, radical, receptive, responsive, tolerant, unbiased, unprejudiced, wide, free-thinking, unbigoted, undogmatic |
| Antonyms: | close-minded, small-minded |
| 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negative, neutral, nonpartisan, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn, incurious, just watching the clock, not giving a damn, uncurious |
| Notes: | if you are disinterested, you have no stake in the outcome of an event and you are impartial - but if you are uninterested, you simply don't care; disinterested is 'impartial, neutral' and uninterested is 'bored, lacking interest' uninterested means 'having no interest in, being indifferent to'; disinterested means 'having no personal interest or stake in; being unbiased toward' |
| Antonyms: | biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | dispassionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, impartial |
| Synonyms: | abstract, aloof, calm, candid, cold-blooded, cold-fish, collected, composed, cool, cool cat, couldn't care less, detached, disinterested, fair, iceberg, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, judicial, just, laid back, moderate, neutral, nondiscriminatory, nonpartisan, objective, poker-faced*, quiet, serene, sober, temperate, tough, unbiased, unemotional, unexcitable, unexcited, unflappable, uninvolved, unmoved, unprejudiced, unruffled |
| Antonyms: | biased, emotional, excited, feeling, involved, moved, partial, passionate, prejudiced, subjective |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | egalitarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equal |
| Synonyms: | democratic, equitable, even-handed, impartial, just, unbiased |
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | biased, disproportionate, partial, prejudiced, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, unequitable |
* = 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: | factual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, correct |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card-carrying, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level*, positive, precise, righteous, specific, straight from horse's mouth, sure, sure-enough, true, true-to-life, unadorned, unbiased, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable |
| Antonyms: | biased, false, imprecise, incorrect, unfactual, 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: | 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: | open-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | receptive |
| Synonyms: | approachable, broad-minded, impartial, interested, observant, perceptive, persuadable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding, acceptant, acceptive, open to suggestions, swayable |
| 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: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial, unprejudiced |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, benevolent, blameless, candid, civil, clean, courteous, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even-handed, frank, generous, good, honest, honorable, impartial, just, lawful, legitimate, moderate, nonpartisan, objective, on the level*, open, pious, praiseworthy, proper, reasonable, respectable, righteous, scrupulous, sincere, square, straight, straightforward, temperate, trustworthy, unbiased, upright, virtuous, on up-and-up, principled, uncolored, uncorrupted |
| Antonyms: | biased, partial, prejudiced, unfair, unjust, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | just |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, impartial |
| Synonyms: | aloof, blameless, conscientious, decent, dependable, dispassionate, due, equal, equitable, ethical, good, honest, honorable, lawful, nonpartisan, objective, pure, reliable, right, righteous, rightful, rigid, scrupulous, strict, tried, true, trustworthy, unbiased, upright, virtuous, condign, evenhanded, fair-minded, nondiscriminatory, uncolored |
| Antonyms: | inequitable, partial, unfair, unjust |
| Main Entry: | liberal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | progressive |
| Synonyms: | advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, catholic, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, left, lenient, loose, magnanimous, permissive, radical, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, tolerant, unbiased, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced, humanistic, latitudinarian, libertarian, reformist, unbigoted |
| Antonyms: | conservative, narrow, narrow-minded |
| Main Entry: | neutral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial, noncommittal |
| Synonyms: | aloof, calm, clinical, collected, cool, detached, disengaged, disinterested, dispassionate, easy, impersonal, inactive, indifferent, inert, nonchalant, nonpartisan, on the fence*, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, undecided, unprejudiced, bystanding, evenhanded, fair-minded, middle-of-road, nonaligned, nonbelligerent, noncombatant, nonparticipating, on sidelines, pacifistic, poker-faced*, relaxed, unaligned, uninvolved |
| Antonyms: | biased, partial, predisposed, prejudiced, committal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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