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- pronunciation:
- ihm
par
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- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
not partial or prejudiced; even-handed or objective.
She was known to be an impartial judge, which was critical for a controversial criminal case like this.He tried to make an impartial decision, but it was difficult when one of his own daughters was a candidate for the position.- synonyms:
- detached, disinterested, dispassionate, evenhanded, fair, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced
- antonyms:
- biased, discriminatory, partial, partisan, prejudiced
- similar words:
- candid, equitable, even, indifferent, just, neutral
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| related words: |
broad-minded, honest, sober, valid |
adverb + (adj.)impartial
absolutely, hardly, hence, necessarily, neither, racially, relatively, strictly, supposedly, totally, truly
(adj.)impartial
+ adverb
anything
(adj.)impartial
+ noun
advice,
analysis,
application,
arbiter,
arbitrator,
assessment,
conscience,
enforcement,
evaluation,
guardian,
hearing,
historian,
inquiry,
institution,
interpretation,
investigation,
journalist,
judge,
judgment,
judiciary,
juror,
jury,
justice,
law,
manner,
mediator,
monitoring,
observer,
outsider,
peer,
perspective,
plebiscite,
process,
prosecutor,
rule,
selection,
source,
spectator,
theory,
trial,
tribunal,
umpire,
verdict,
witness
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| derivations: |
impartially (adv.), impartiality (n.), impartialness (n.) |
The word impartial
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
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