Fair and Partial

Fair

Fair adjective - Marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias.
Usage example: a commanding officer who enjoyed the respect of his soldiers because his decisions were always fair

Partial is an antonym for fair in topics: unbiased, impartial, bright, mediocre, beautiful.

Nearby Words: fairness, fairly, faired, fairground

Partial

Partial adjective - Inclined to favor one side over another.
Usage example: that judge is always partial to the defense, so be careful

Fair is an antonym for partial in topics: incomplete, biased.

Nearby Words: partiality, partially, partly

Both words in one sentence

  • If ordered to cheat to win, they might perform at least a partial Heel–Face Turn by defying their orders at the last minute and giving the hero a fair shot.
  • The Hard Hat During Walter Simonson's run on The Mighty Thor, there was a story arc where Thor fights The Fair Folk with the assistance of an army veteran who turns out to have partial immunity to their glamor because of the steel plate in his head.
    Source: The Hard Hat
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