Word Meanings - IMPARTIAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. Shak. Jove is impartial, and to both the same. Dryden. A comprehensive and impartial view. Macaulay.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of IMPARTIAL)
- Candid
- Fair
- honest
- open
- sincere
- frank
- artless
- impartial
- plain
- straightforward
- aboveboard
- transparent
- unreserved
- ingenious
- Equitable
- just
- proportionate
- upright
- proper
- reasonable
- even-handed
- Open
- clear
- spotless
- unspotted
- untarnished
- unblemished
- serene
- beautiful
- honorable
- equitable
- Just
- Exact
- fitting
- true
- fair
- proportioned
- harmonious
- sound
- normal
- regular
- orderly
- lawful
- right
- righteous
- Neutral
- Uninterfering
- indifferent
- negative
- unavowed
Related words: (words related to IMPARTIAL)
- RIGHT-RUNNING
Straight; direct. - FRANKALMOIGNE
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called also tenure by free alms. Burrill. - SINCERELY
In a sincere manner. Specifically: Purely; without alloy. Milton. Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely. - INGENIOUSNESS
The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity. - FRANKFORT BLACK
. A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc. McElrath. - BEAUTIFUL
Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful; - CLEARLY
In a clear manner. - NEUTRALIZE
To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference - REGULARITY
The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion. - HONESTY
Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty. - HONORABLE
1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak. 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 3. Proceeding from an - TRANSPARENT
transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent - CANDIDATING
The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. - EXACTOR
One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor. - PROPORTIONATE
Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke. - CANDID
fr. candëre to be of a glowing white; akin to accend, incend, to set 1. White. The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. Dryden. 2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge - EXACTING
Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n. - NEGATIVE
Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition. (more info) 1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing - CLEARER
A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, clears. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding. Addison. - PLAINTIVE
1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. Dryden. 2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty." Landor. -- Plain"tive*ly, adv. -- Plain"tive*ness, n. - DISPROPORTIONALLY
In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally. - IMPROPORTIONATE
Not proportionate. - BRIGHT
See I - HIGH-SOUNDING
Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles. - RESOUND
resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to 1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far. 2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song. 3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame - DISHONESTY
1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. "The hidden things of dishonesty." 2 Cor. iv. 2. 2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness. - INEXACTLY
In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor. - DISPROPORTIONABLE
Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv. - DISPROPORTIONALITY
The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More. - IRREGULARITY
The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.