Impartial Meaning
/ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
adjtreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased
Sentence Examples
I can be impartial.
I have to be impartial.
The journalists who write for this publisher are not impartial.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
CEFR Practice Quiz
A fair judge must be ____ and not favor any side in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The judge must remain completely ____ and fair throughout the entire duration of the legal trial.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[W]e are to take a ſecond ſurvievv of our Abilities, to ſee if they be confidently fit for that vvhereto our inclination ſvvayeth us: and if upon due impartial examination vve find they are, vve may then follovv the ſvvay of our inclinations."
— 1621 November 12 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Robert Sanderson, “[Ad Populum.] The Fourth Sermon. In St. Pauls Church London. 4. Nov. 1621.”, in XXXIV Sermons. […], 5th edition, London: […] [A. Clark] for A. Seil, and are to be sold by G. Sawbridge, […], published 1671, →OCLC, paragraph 37, page 208:
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
A fair judge must be ____ and not favor any side in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The judge must remain completely ____ and fair throughout the entire duration of the legal trial.