in fairness
To be just
In fairness introduces a point that balances or qualifies what was just said, acknowledging another perspective: In fairness, she did warn us this might happen.
It signals intellectual honesty—conceding something that works against your own position or softens criticism of someone else.
- admittedlyBy one's own acknowledgment
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- concessionYielding a point
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- admissionEntry or confession
granted · having said that · impartiality · recognition · consideration · balance · accountability · honesty · even · full disclosure · neutrality · justly · transparency · level · open-minded · integrity · objectivity · truth
- fairnessjustice, impartiality, equity, equal opportunity, equal treatment
- concession phrasesadmittedly, granted, that said, having said that, then again
in fairnessunfairly
Without proper justice
dismissively · contemptuously · in bad faith · with prejudice · unjustly
in fairnessin bad faith
dishonestly · one-sidedly · with prejudice · disingenuously · tendentiously
in fairnessin all honesty
Phrase preceding sincere statement
frankly · uncharitably · that said · however