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unprejudiced

unprejudiced

1 6.0
Fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when judging people and ideas
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈprɛdʒədɪst/
translation icon : imparcial
  • And since the DA's releases are all online, it would be hard to find another venue where a supposedly unprejudiced jury pool could be formed to try the case.

Examples

  • The tradition of American justice... demands a broad and unprejudiced view of such a controversial matter.

  • In Bulgaria, Presidents Zheliu Zhelev and Petar Stoyanov both complained about the difficulty of making unprejudiced decisions on defense and security matters when their security advisors consisted almost wholly of military personnel.

    Academic text (2002)
  • This is a tale about an unprejudiced heart... and how it changed our valley forever.

  • Where are we to find judges who are so honest, so unprejudiced, and so unpolitical?

    Academic text (1997)
  • Someone you don't necessarily always agree with—but someone you can respect and can trust for an honest, unprejudiced opinion.

    Blog text (17)
  • Like many deists after him, Samuel Clarke argued in his Boyle Lectures that "the Being and Attributes of God" were "strictly demonstrable to any unprejudiced mind."

    Academic text (2016)
  • And it may be said with ever-increasing emphasis that it commends itself to all sensible and unprejudiced thinkers, for this: that it is rational and Scriptural, and at the same time honorable to God and gracious and merciful to man.

    Blog text (12)
  • An unprejudiced observer can more fairly evaluate the arguments presented by both sides.

  • To make the best decision, it's important to take an unprejudiced approach to the evidence.

  • The panel aimed to provide an unprejudiced assessment of the candidates' qualifications.

Synonyms

objective
vsunprejudiced
238 4.3

Not influenced by personal feelings and based only on facts

is about lack of personal bias, not only fact based approach
neutral
vsunprejudiced
218 3.6

Not supporting either side in a conflict

is about fair judgment rather than merely staying uninvolved
impartial
vsunprejudiced
74 4.2

Not supporting one side and treating people fairly

focuses more on fairness of view rather than simple nonfavoring
unbiased
vsunprejudiced
43 4.4

Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly

is the same idea described by lack of bias rather than emotion focus
disinterested
vsunprejudiced
22 5.9

Not influenced by personal feelings and fair to everyone

centers on lack of interest as the reason for fair judgment
dispassionate
vsunprejudiced
  • Formal
14 6.7

Not letting strong feelings affect your judgment

centers on absence of emotion rather than explicit avoidance of bias
fair-minded
vsunprejudiced
12 4.4

Being careful to judge people and ideas honestly without taking sides

focuses more generally on evenhanded moral judgment rather than one trait
indifferent
vsunprejudiced
10 3.7

Not supporting one person or group in a situation

emphasizes freedom from bias rather than simple lack of preference
evenhanded
vsunprejudiced
3 6.0

Treating people fairly without showing favor to anyone

is the general lack of bias, not only about behaviour toward people
nonbiased
vsunprejudiced
1 4.5

Not favoring one person or group and treating all sides fairly

is broader, covering everyday fairness as well as technical absence of bias
unopinionated
vsunprejudiced
1 6.0

Not having strong opinions or showing them

focuses on fairness and lack of bias rather than silence of opinion
unimpassioned
vsunprejudiced
1 7.4

Calm and not showing strong feelings

stresses fair judgment free from bias rather than emotional calmness
unbiassed
vsunprejudiced
  • UK
5.8

Does not let personal feelings affect a decision

is the same idea written with an alternative spelling
nonpartial
vsunprejudiced
6.5

Not favoring any person or side and treating all fairly

is similar but stresses freedom from preconceived dislike or judgment
nonprejudiced
vsunprejudiced
4.9

Not showing unfair dislike or bias toward other people

is the broader stance of fairness not only absence of dislike

Antonyms

91 4.0

Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side

24 5.0

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

How Prejudiced

bigoted
  • Offensive
44 7.8
prejudiced
24 5.0
biased
91 4.0
unprejudiced
1 6.0
open-minded
80 3.7

Surface Forms

unprejudiced positive

Morphology

unprejudiced = prejudiced (transparent) = un + prejudice + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'prejudiced' (biased), so the meaning 'not biased' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unprejudiced starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from pre- 'before' plus judge, so prejudice originally meant 'to judge before'. So an unprejudiced person does not judge before they know the facts and is fair.