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fair-minded

fair-minded

13 4.4
Being careful to judge people and ideas honestly without taking sides
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛrˌmaɪndɪd/
: imparcial
  • Instead, the two bishops were supposed to work as unbiased, fair-minded investigators and counselors.

You thought they were fair minded, took their personal views out of issues based on the law.

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Examples

  • The committee was impressed by her fair-minded approach to resolving disputes.

  • "My impression during the Games was that he was a fair-minded and inclusive person," she says.

    Blog text (2)
  • "So long as you get a fair-minded judge."

  • I would think most fair-minded consumers would see this as good.

    Blog text (10)
  • Michael and I have gone out of our way to be fair-minded and conciliating.

  • We need the help of fair-minded, enlightened people to speak out on our behalf too.

    Blog text (6)
  • I enjoy reading your blogs because they are some of the most intelligent and fair-minded of them all.

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  • They've become a model for other fair-minded shelters throughout the world to follow.

    Blog text (9)
  • Yet, while this is obviously the preferred outcome, we must test this premise with fair-minded and thorough scholarship.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Write a fair-minded account of the Republican and Democratic arguments concerning the balloting.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

fair
vsfair-minded
∞ 1.0

Treating people equally and honestly

is about unbiased opinion formation rather than general honest behavior
reasonable
vsfair-minded
677 2.7

Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior

emphasizes impartial opinion formation rather than general practical sense
just
vsfair-minded
199 1.1

Fair and morally right

relates to fair personal judgments rather than broad moral or legal correctness
impartial
vsfair-minded
64 4.2

Not supporting one side and treating people fairly

is about forming just judgments in personal decisions rather than only staying neutral
unbiased
vsfair-minded
35 4.4

Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly

focuses on making fair judgments about people rather than merely lacking feeling
equitable
vsfair-minded
34 6.7

Being fair and giving the same treatment to everyone

is similar but concentrates more on personal judgment fairness than policy fairness
dispassionate
vsfair-minded
  • Formal
14 6.7

Not letting strong feelings affect your judgment

focuses on active just decision making rather than merely lacking emotion
indifferent
vsfair-minded
6 3.7

Not supporting one person or group in a situation

focuses more on being just when forming opinions rather than passive lack of favor
broad-minded
vsfair-minded
4 3.5

Open to different opinions and ways of life

is about unbiased judgment rather than openness to different ideas
evenhanded
vsfair-minded
4 6.0

Treating people fairly without showing favor to anyone

centres on fair judgment in forming opinions rather than only treating people equally
unbiassed
vsfair-minded
  • UK
4 5.8

Does not let personal feelings affect a decision

emphasizes just opinion forming rather than simply absence of personal views
unprejudiced
vsfair-minded
2 6.0

Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas

aims at fair judgment in decisions rather than just lacking prior bias
nonbiased
vsfair-minded
1 4.5

Not favoring one person or group and treating all sides fairly

is about fair personal judgments rather than technical absence of systematic error

Antonyms

152 4.0

Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side

42 5.0

Having an unfair dislike for a person or group because of who they are

How Fair

just
199 1.1
impartial
64 4.2
fair-minded
13 4.4
fair
∞ 1.0
upright
16 4.0
neutral
198 3.6

Surface Forms

fair-minded positive

Morphology

fair-minded = fair + mind (transparent) = fair + mind + ed

The meaning is directly derived from 'fair' and 'mind', indicating a state of being fair in one's thinking.

Etymology

Fair-minded comes from the two simple words fair ('just') and minded ('having a mind or attitude'). So a fair-minded person has a 'just' way of thinking and does not let personal feelings make unfair judgments.