even-handedly

Treating all alike

Even-handedly means in a fair and impartial manner, treating all parties equally without favoritism: The judge handled the dispute even-handedly.

It suggests balanced consideration rather than bias toward one side: She divided her attention even-handedly between her two children.

impartial

unbiased

Free from prejudice

disinterested · judicious · open-minded · equitable · nondiscriminatory · evenhanded · dispassionate · detached · uninvolved · uncommitted

fair

justly

With fairness applied

ethically · principled · righteously · scrupulously · uprightly · conscientiously · morally · virtuously · legitimately · squarely

measured

proportionately

In relative measure

steadily · moderately · temperately · equally · equivalently · correspondingly · commensurately · level-headedly · coolly · calmly

objective

analytically

By careful systematic reasoning

rationally · scientifically · systematically · methodically · pragmatically · realistically · clinically · evidence-based · level-headedly · soberly

Opposites
fairness/impartiality

even-handedlyunfairly

Without proper justice

partially · one-sidedly · prejudicially · inequitably · unjustly

consistency of application

even-handedlyarbitrarily

Without logical basis

inconsistently · capriciously · selectively · unevenly · erratically

Family

even, hand, handed, evenly, evenness, uneven, unevenly, unevenness, hands

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