impartial
Fair to all
Impartial means not favoring one side over another—fair and unbiased.
An impartial judge considers evidence without prejudice.
An impartial observer has no stake in the outcome.
The word implies deliberate neutrality: We need someone impartial to settle this dispute.
Impartiality is expected of referees, journalists, and jurors.
Just and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- fair-mindedJudging without prejudice
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
- nondiscriminatoryWithout prejudicial treatment
open-minded · balanced · unbiased · nonpartisan · just · equal · straightforward · honest
Not aligned politically
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- undecidedNot having chosen
middle-ground · centrist · independent · fence-sitting · unswayed · uninfluenced · apolitical · unallied
Free from emotional involvement
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- objectivePurpose or goal
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
unemotional · aloof · cool · distant · removed · impersonal · reserved · uninvolved
One who settles disputes
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
- umpireSports match official
judge · intermediary · ombudsman · moderator · arbitrator · third-party · independent · tribunal
equitable
Just and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- fair-mindedJudging without prejudice
- unprejudicedFree from preconceptions
nondiscriminatory · open-minded · balanced · unbiased · nonpartisan · just · equal · straightforward · honest · honorable
nonpartisan
Not aligned politically
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- nonalignedNot allied with superpowers
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
undecided · middle-ground · centrist · independent · fence-sitting · unswayed · uninfluenced · apolitical · unallied · uninvolved
dispassionate
Free from emotional involvement
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- objectivePurpose or goal
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
analytical · unemotional · aloof · cool · distant · removed · impersonal · reserved · uninvolved · unattached
arbiter
One who settles disputes
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
umpire · judge · intermediary · ombudsman · moderator · arbitrator · third-party · independent · tribunal · panelist
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- kind traitskind, caring, compassionate, nurturing, tender
- IM- wordsimmature, immobile, immune, immerse, immoral
- Noncommittalneutral, undecided, on the fence, noncommittal, indifferent
- open-mindednessopen-mindedness, openness, open mind, broad-mindedness, broadminded
- viewpoint traitsobjective, biased, neutral, subjective, fair
impartialbiased
Unfairly favoring one side
partial · prejudiced · unfair · one-sided · discriminatory
- impartial juryUnprejudiced group deciding verdicts
- impartial judgeUnbiased decider of disputes
- impartial investigationNeutral probe seeking truth
- impartial justiceFair ruling without favoritism