Meaning & use
Impartially
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In a way that treats all sides or parties equally, without favoritism or bias.
See it in a sentence
The judge listened impartially to both sides before making a ruling.
Teachers are expected to grade student work impartially.
A note on using this word
"Impartially" is built from "partial" (favoring one side) plus the negating prefix "im-," reversing its meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
fairlyobjectively
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Words with an opposite meaning
unfairlybiasedly
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