Fair-minded
adj.thoughtful, calmprofessional
What it means
Willing to weigh people and claims without letting favoritism decide.
Reach for it when praising a person's habit of considering competing sides with care
A fair-minded editor invited the criticized researcher to respond.
Choose between these
6- everyday
several perspectives receive proportionate weight
not when Balance can give a weak claim more credit than it earns.
- warm
readiness to reconsider a view is the key virtue
not when Open-minded people can still favor friends when deciding.
- professional
a decision maker has no preference between sides
not when Impartial can feel detached and says little about humane judgment.
- professional
evidence is intended to outweigh personal feeling
not when Calling a person objective can overclaim freedom from bias.
- formal
consistent treatment across opponents is visible
not when Evenhanded treatment may ignore unequal starting conditions.
- literary
moral fairness and principled judgment deserve emphasis
not when Just is broader and can praise conduct rather than mindset.
Said against
3- biased
- prejudiced
- partisan
It naturally appears in
3- fair-minded person
A fair-minded person listens before assigning blame.
- fair-minded approach
Her fair-minded approach restored confidence in the review.
- remain fair-minded
Jurors must remain fair-minded throughout the testimony.