unpartial
UK/ʌnpɑːʃl̩/
unpartial adjective: impartial, unbiased.
Adjective
unpartial (comparative more unpartial, superlative most unpartial)
- Impartial, unbiased.
- Justice, that makes princes like the gods, / Draws us unto the Senate, / That with unpartial balance we may poise / The crimes and innocence of all offenders.1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, IV.1
- [S]uch as therefore ſhould not be adventured vpon vvithout mature and vnpartiall diſquiſition of the vprightneſſe of our affections therein, […]1621 May 4 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Robert Saunderson [i.e., Robert Sanderson], “[Ad Clerum.] The Second Sermon. At a Visitation at Boston, Linc[olnshire] 24. April. 1621.”, in Twelve...
- Synonyms:
- disinterested, nonpartial, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded
- Not partial (to); antagonistic.
- I’m particularly unpartial to Bluetooth with its pairing hassles (the K-750s use an RF interface and a USB receiver dongle), but for the past 3-1/2 years, Bluetooth keyboards have been the only external input devices supported on the iPad and other iOS machines.2014 May 16, Technology Tell, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2016
- Synonyms:
- adverse, opposed, antagonistic, conflicting, contentious, counteracting, hostile, incompatible, inharmonious, inimical
Synonyms of unpartial
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- dispassionate
- impartial
- neuter
- neutral
- nonaligned
- nonpartisan
- nonpersonal
- objective
- unbiased
- unbigoted
- unpartisan
- unprejudiced
- adverse
- opposed
- antagonistic
- conflicting
- contentious
- counteracting
- hostile
- incompatible
- inharmonious
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- repugnant
- unbefriending
- unfriendly
- unharmonious
- egal
- equal
- imprejudicate
Forms of unpartial
| comparative | more unpartial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unpartial |
Origin of unpartial
From un- + partial.
Words formed from unpartial
Questions about unpartial
- What does unpartial mean?
- Unpartial means impartial, unbiased.
- What part of speech is unpartial?
- Unpartial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unpartial?
- Unpartial is pronounced /ʌnpɑːʃl̩/ (UK).
Words near unpartial in the dictionary
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