Synonyms: Fair

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  1. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
    The site, described as a system for matching people who want to establish contact with their “next-of-kin by birth,” seemed reputable and aboveboard—nonprofit, no fee required. Orphan Train
  2. detached
    showing lack of emotional involvement
    She became a ferocious reporter—aloof, remote, detached. The Landry News
  3. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
    Looking at her dispassionate face, I wondered how Papá could’ve traded our sweet, loving Mamá for this cold woman. Summer of the Mariposas
  4. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
    Castro promised a more equitable society based on communist principles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia
  5. honest
    not deceptive or disposed to cheat
    Back home in Honduras, most smugglers are honest; they must uphold their reputations if they want business. Enrique's Journey
  6. honorable
    not disposed to cheat or defraud
    “You play too fair, and it puts me at a disadvantage. You wouldn’t want me to suffer just because you’re too honorable, would you?” Scythe
  7. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
    How could he have been so blind as not to see how dangerous it might be for him to alienate the one impartial party, his one potential ally? The Secret History
  8. kosher
    proper or legitimate
    He didn’t say any of this was kosher; he just said it wasn’t against the law.
    – Time
  9. lawful
    authorized by or in accordance with a legal code
    Slavery, Frederick Douglass said, “never was lawful, and never can be made so.”
    – The New York Times
  10. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
    People who were enslaved had no legal protections. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
  11. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
    Every doubt she’d raised was a legitimate one, and only echoed the fears in his own head. Six of Crows
  12. neutral
    not supporting or favoring either side in a dispute
    The American Petroleum Institute canceled a research contract with him, as did the United States Public Health Service, a supposedly neutral government institution. A Short History of Nearly Everything
  13. nondiscriminatory
    without prejudice toward any race, class, or group of people
    This dramatically changed racial climate has led defenders of mass incarceration to insist that our criminal justice system, whatever its past sins, is now largely fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow
  14. nonpartisan
    free from party affiliation or bias
    Throughout the pandemic, the Kaiser foundation, a nonpartisan health care research organization, has been issuing monthly reports on changing attitudes toward Covid vaccines.
    – The New York Times
  15. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
    I know there’s an objective way to judge these things. The Sun Is Also a Star
  16. proper
    marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    I wanted so much to be dignified and respectable and proper. Tears of a Tiger
  17. square
    characterized by honesty and fairness
    “Wouldn’t you be happier if you won me, fair and square?” asked Coraline. Coraline
  18. straight
    characterized by honesty and fairness
    He’s a straight and proper young man, a new doctor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
  19. trustworthy
    worthy of trust or belief
    “If you win, and prove yourself both skilled and trustworthy, my father has sworn to grant you your freedom. And, while you’re his Champion, you’ll receive a considerable salary.” Throne of Glass
  20. unbiased
    without prejudice
    Clearly, Judge Hunt had had no intention of giving Anthony a fair and unbiased trial. Votes for Women!
  21. upright
    having moral excellence
    How many times had she been told that no proper member of an upright Confucian family ever questioned the conduct of elders? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Created on Mon Apr 15 13:53:21 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Aug 02 14:15:13 EDT 2024)

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