Detachment and Partisanship

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Detachment noun - Lack of favoritism toward one side or another.

Usage example: the judge showed commendable detachment when deciding the controversial case

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Partisanship is an antonym for detachment.

Nearby Words: detached, detach, detaching, detachable

Partisanship noun - An attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities.

Usage example: partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth

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Detachment is an antonym for partisanship.

Nearby Word: partisan

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Partisanship and Detachment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detachment/partisanship

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