fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.
a fair decision
just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.
a just settlement of territorial claims
equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned.
the equitable distribution of the property
impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice.
an impartial third party
unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice.
your unbiased opinion
dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment.
a dispassionate summation of the facts
objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings.
I can't be objective about my own child
Example Sentences
Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers. He spoke in a dispassionate tone about the accident.
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