adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
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adj
Meaning 1
Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neutral, unbiased, fair
Antonyms: partial, biased, unfair
2
adjective
Meaning 2
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons
the impartial eye of a scientist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unprejudiced
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
showing lack of favoritism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the cold neutrality of an impartial judge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: partial
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անկողմնակալ
(ankoġmnakal)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Belarusian:
бесстаро́нні
(bjesstarónni)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Belarusian:
непрадузя́ты
(njepraduzjáty)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Bulgarian:
безпристрастен
(bezpristrasten)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Bulgarian:
непредубеден
(nepredubeden)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Catalan:
imparcial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Chinese Mandarin:
公正
(gōngzhèng)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Chinese Mandarin:
公平
(gōngpíng)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Chinese Mandarin:
不偏不倚的
(bùpiānbùyǐ de)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Czech:
nestranný
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Danish:
upartisk
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Dutch:
onpartijdig
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Estonian:
erapooletu
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Finnish:
tasapuolinen
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Finnish:
reilu
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
French:
impartial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Galician:
imparcial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
German:
unparteiisch
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
German:
unparteilich
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Greek:
αμερόληπτος
(ameróliptos)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Ancient Greek:
ἀδέκαστος
(adékastos)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Hindi:
तटस्थ
(taṭasth)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Hungarian:
pártatlan
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Hungarian:
elfogulatlan
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Italian:
imparziale
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Macedonian:
непристрасен
(nepristrasen)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Malayalam:
നിഷ്പക്ഷ
(niṣpakṣa)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Manx:
neuvaiagh
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Māori:
tōkeke
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Māori:
ngākau tapatahi
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Norwegian:
upartisk
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Norwegian:
objektiv
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Persian:
حقگو
(haqgu)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Polish:
bezstronny
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Portuguese:
imparcial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Romanian:
imparțial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Romanian:
nepărtinitor
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Russian:
беспристра́стный
(bespristrástnyj)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Russian:
непредвзя́тый
(nepredvzjátyj)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Russian:
непредубеждённый
(nepredubeždjónnyj)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Sanskrit:
मध्यस्थ
(madhyastha)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Scottish Gaelic:
cothromach
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Scottish Gaelic:
neo-chlaon
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Spanish:
imparcial
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Swedish:
opartisk
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Turkish:
adil
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Turkish:
tarafsız
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Turkish:
yansız
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Ukrainian:
безсторо́нній
(bezstorónnij)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Ukrainian:
неупере́джений
(neuperédženyj)
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
Welsh:
diragfarn
— treating all parties, rivals or disputants equally
