impartialness
Lack of favoritism
Impartialness is the quality of being impartial—fair and unbiased, favoring no side in a dispute or competition.
The word is rare; impartiality is the standard noun form: The judge's impartiality was beyond question.
Just and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- fair-mindedJudging without prejudice
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- justFair and impartial
balanced · honest · principled · ethical · integrity · sportsmanship · honorable · upright
Apart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- factualGrounded in truth
impersonal · rational · reasoned · scientific · unemotional · logical · clear-eyed · level-headed
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
referee · umpire · arbiter · mediator · adjudicator · moderator · ombudsman · hearing
Not aligned politically
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unalignedNot in proper position
- independentFree from external control
- apoliticalLacking political interest
uninvolved · noncommittal · fence-sitting · middle-ground · centrist · unaffiliated · bipartisan · cross-party
equitable
Just and unbiased
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- fair-mindedJudging without prejudice
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
just · balanced · honest · principled · ethical · integrity · sportsmanship · honorable · upright · righteous
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
factual · impersonal · rational · reasoned · scientific · unemotional · logical · clear-eyed · level-headed · cool-headed
arbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
tribunal · referee · umpire · arbiter · mediator · adjudicator · moderator · ombudsman · hearing · ruling
nonpartisan
Not aligned politically
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unalignedNot in proper position
- independentFree from external control
apolitical · uninvolved · noncommittal · fence-sitting · middle-ground · centrist · unaffiliated · bipartisan · cross-party · undecided
impartialnesspartiality
Unfair favor toward some
bias · prejudice · favoritism · partisanship · one-sidedness
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