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evenhanded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Fair and impartial; unbiased; just.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The questioners are not evenhanded in dealing with the candidates.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equitable, neutral, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

without partiality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • evenhanded justice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From even + handed. First attested in c. 1600.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безпристрастен (bezpristrasten) — having no partiality
  • Finnish: tasapuolinen — having no partiality
  • French: équitable — having no partiality
  • Māori: ngākau tapatahi — having no partiality
  • Polish: sprawiedliwy — having no partiality
  • Polish: bezstronny — having no partiality
  • Russian: беспристра́стный (bespristrástnyj) — having no partiality
  • Spanish: imparcial — having no partiality
  • Spanish: equitativo — having no partiality