Impartiality and Partiality

Impartiality

Impartiality noun - Lack of favoritism toward one side or another.
Usage example: the defense lawyers challenged the impartiality of the presiding judge

Partiality is an antonym for impartiality in topics: neutrality, partisanship.

Nearby Words: impartial, impartially

Partiality

Partiality noun - An attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities.
Usage example: partiality blinded the administrator to the benefits of the proposed system for distributing work

Impartiality is an antonym for partiality in topics: bias, favoritism.

Nearby Words: partial, partially, parti
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