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Impartially

adv.thoughtful, calmformal

What it means

Without letting personal preference or allegiance favor one side.

Reach for it when describing a judgment or process that applies relevant standards consistently

The curator impartially assessed every proposal before reading the artists' names.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    fairly

    plain language should emphasize just treatment

    not when Fairly can also mean moderately and does not always signal freedom from bias.

  • warm

    evenhandedly

    balanced treatment should sound accessible and humane

    not when Evenhandedly is awkward for technical measurements or anonymous scoring.

  • professional

    neutrally

    the speaker or system must avoid supporting either side

    not when Neutrally can mean withholding evaluation rather than evaluating without favor.

  • professional

    objectively

    evidence and observable criteria guide the conclusion

    not when Objectively focuses on fact, whereas impartial treatment may involve judgment.

  • literary

    dispassionately

    emotional distance is necessary for analysis

    not when Dispassionately can sound cold when care and fairness coexist.

Said against

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  • biasedly
  • unfairly
  • partially

It naturally appears in

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  • judge impartially

    A rotating panel will judge impartially using the same rubric.

  • treated impartially

    Each complaint was treated impartially regardless of who submitted it.

  • reviewed impartially

    The evidence was reviewed impartially before any recommendation was drafted.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.