'Impartial' definitions:
Definition of 'impartial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" [ant: partial]
adjective
Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: unprejudiced, impartial] [ant: discriminatory, prejudiced]
Definition of 'Impartial'
From: GCIDE
- Impartial \Im*par"tial\, a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.] Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Jove is impartial, and to both the same. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- A comprehensive and impartial view. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impartial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apathetic,
- candid,
- centrist,
- detached,
- disinterested,
- dispassionate,
- equal,
- equitable,
- even,
- evenhanded,
- fair,
- fifty-fifty,
- half-and-half,
- impersonal,
- independent,
- indifferent,
- just,
- Laodicean,
- lofty,
- midway,
- moderate,
- neuter,
- neutral,
- nonaligned,
- noncommitted,
- nonpartisan,
- objective,
- Olympian,
- on the fence,
- passive,
- selfless,
- third-force,
- third-world,
- unbiased,
- uncolored,
- uncommitted,
- undazzled,
- uninfluenced,
- uninvolved,
- unjaundiced,
- unprejudiced,
- unprepossessed,
- unselfish,
- unswayed