Antonyms for even handed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ee-vuh n-han-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈi vənˈhæn dɪd |
- biased
- cloudy
- concerned
- dark
- deceitful
- decided
- devious
- different
- dishonest
- disproportionate
- feeling
- illegal
- illegitimate
- impolite
- inclement
- interested
- intolerable
- involved
- lying
- mean
- misbehaving
- not alike
- partial
- passionate
- prejudiced
- rainy
- repulsive
- rude
- stormy
- subjective
- tricky
- ugly
- unequal
- unequitable
- unfair
- unjust
- unkind
- unlawful
- unlike
- unmatched
- unreasonable
- unreliable
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- unvirtuous
- variable
- varying
Definition of even handed
Origin :- c.1600, from even (adj.) + hand (n.).
- As in unbiased : adj not prejudiced
- As in unprejudiced : adj fair
- As in fair-and-square : adj honest and aboveboard
- As in disinterested : adj detached, uninvolved
- As in egalitarian : adj equal
- As in equal : adj fair, unbiased
- As in equitable : adj impartial
- As in even-handed : adj impartial and fair
- As in fair : adj impartial, unprejudiced
- Such a feud sometimes lasts for a long time and is even handed down to a succeeding generation.
- Extract from : « The Central Eskimo » by Franz Boas
- That we can contend with Great Britain openly and even handed on the element where she injures us, it would be folly to pretend.
- Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
- Kindness and even handed justice to all were amongst his marked characteristics.
- Extract from : « Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution » by L. Carroll Judson
- At meal time Boaz invited her to eat with the reapers, and even handed food to her himself.
- Extract from : « A Farmer's Wife » by J. H. Willard
Synonyms for even handed
- aboveboard
- aloof
- balanced
- benevolent
- blameless
- candid
- casual
- civil
- clean
- cold
- courteous
- cricket
- decent
- democratic
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- due
- egalitarian
- equable
- equal
- equitable
- ethical
- even-handed
- even-steven
- fair
- fair and square
- fair shake
- fair-and-square
- fair-minded
- fair-to-middling
- frank
- generous
- good
- honest
- honorable
- impartial
- impersonal
- incurious
- indifferent
- just
- just watching the clock
- justifiable
- lackadaisical
- lawful
- legitimate
- level
- liberal
- moderate
- moral
- negative
- neutral
- nondiscriminatory
- nonpartisan
- not giving a damn
- objective
- on the fence
- on the level
- on the up-and-up
- on up-and-up
- open
- open-minded
- outside
- perfunctory
- pious
- praiseworthy
- principled
- proper
- proportionate
- reasonable
- remote
- respectable
- right
- righteous
- rightful
- scrupulous
- sincere
- square
- square deal
- stable
- straight
- straightforward
- temperate
- trustworthy
- unbiased
- unbigoted
- uncolored
- unconcerned
- uncorrupted
- uncurious
- uninfluenced
- uninterested
- unprejudiced
- unselfish
- upright
- virtuous
- withdrawn
- without distinction
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