Fair-minded
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.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when several perspectives receive proportionate weight
Careful Balance can give a weak claim more credit than it earns.
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warm
Fits when readiness to reconsider a view is the key virtue
Careful Open-minded people can still favor friends when deciding.
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professional
Fits when a decision maker has no preference between sides
Careful Impartial can feel detached and says little about humane judgment.
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professional
Fits when evidence is intended to outweigh personal feeling
Careful Calling a person objective can overclaim freedom from bias.
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formal
Fits when consistent treatment across opponents is visible
Careful Evenhanded treatment may ignore unequal starting conditions.
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literary
Fits when moral fairness and principled judgment deserve emphasis
Careful Just is broader and can praise conduct rather than mindset.
Opposites 3
- biased
- prejudiced
- partisan
Common phrases 3
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fair-minded person
A fair-minded person listens before assigning blame.
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fair-minded approach
Her fair-minded approach restored confidence in the review.
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remain fair-minded
Jurors must remain fair-minded throughout the testimony.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated