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These words are used of things and situations that treat everyone equally and do not allow a person's own opinions to influence how they treat people.

One of the most common words for this is fair. Fair refers to a situation which treats all people involved equally, and especially equally well.

He can go but I can't? That's not fair! There was a concern that she couldn't get a fair trial given all the media coverage of the crime.You take the rubbish out and I'll do the washing up. Fair?

The opposite of fair is unfair.

We are protesting unfair treatment of people of colour by the police.

For more opposites of fair, see the article at unfair.

Right or just can be used when something is considered fair and morally acceptable by most people.

I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right.It wasn't a just punishment in my view.She was fired for just cause.

The opposite of right is wrong, and the opposite of just is unjust.

Stealing is wrong.We live in an unjust society.

Even-handed or balanced can be used when something is fair because it does not favour one person more than another.

The article contained very even-handed reporting.The report gives a balanced view of what happened.

If something is fair because everyone has the same opportunities and treatment, you could use the word egalitarian in formal contexts.

We are working towards an egalitarian society.

Equitable can also be used in formal contexts when a system is fair because everyone is treated in the same way.

This is not an equitable tax system.

When something is fair because a person is not influenced by their own opinions or trying to gain an advantage, you could use the words unbiased or impartial.

The magazine provides unbiased information on the products available.I want some impartial advice.

If someone plays a game in a very fair way, you could describe them as sportsmanlike or sporting. Sporting is an old-fashioned term but still is sometimes used with negative words to show that a team or player is not being fair while playing a game.

That was very sportsmanlike of you.It's not very sporting of them to keep running into our goalkeeper.

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