impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
(ˌ)im-ˈpär-shəl 
: not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
an impartial judge/juror/observer
an impartial analysis
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Impartial vs Partial
To be "partial to" or "partial toward" someone or something is to be somewhat biased or prejudiced, which means that a person who is partial really only sees part of the whole picture. To be impartial is the opposite. The United Nations sends impartial observers to monitor elections in troubled countries. We hope judges and juries will be impartial when they hand down verdicts. But grandparents aren't expected to be impartial when describing their new grandchild.
Examples of impartial in a Sentence
an impartial analysis of the case
an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
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Guten singled out the defense’s witness, Beatty, as too biased to render an impartial assessment, characterizing the social worker’s testimony as advocacy, not an expert opinion.
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson continued arguing their motion to keep certain evidence out of the public’s view, citing the potential inability to select an impartial jury in the high-profile case.
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That perception alone can erode trust in institutions that depend on impartial judgment.
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However, the Chinese are not impartial.
—Jennifer Pak, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson continued arguing their motion to keep certain evidence out of the public’s view, citing the potential inability to select an impartial jury in the high-profile case.
—Adriana James-Rodil , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
That perception alone can erode trust in institutions that depend on impartial judgment.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
However, the Chinese are not impartial.
—Jennifer Pak, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for impartial
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“Impartial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impartial. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
(ˈ)im-ˈpär-shəl
: treating all equally : not partial
an impartial judge
Legal Definition
impartial
adjective
im·par·tial
im-ˈpär-shəl
: not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
impartially
adverb
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