evenhanded C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈivənˈhændɪd/ UK /ˈiːvənˈhændɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fair and impartial in treatment or judgment The judge was praised for her evenhanded rulings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fair and impartial in... fairimpartialunbiasedjustequitabledisinterestedbalanced ↔ Opposites biasedpartialunfairprejudicedunjust Word family Derived forms evenhandedlyevenhandedness Related forms evenhand Etymology AI details A compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands. efen Old English hand Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # evenhanded **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈivənˈhændɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈiːvənˈhændɪd/ ## Meanings 1. fair and impartial in treatment or judgment ## Examples - The judge was praised for her evenhanded rulings. ## Synonyms - fair - impartial - unbiased - just - equitable - disinterested - balanced ## Antonyms - biased - partial - unfair - prejudiced - unjust ## Derived Forms - evenhandedly - evenhandedness ## Related Forms - even - hand ## Roots and Affixes - Root: efen - Root: hand ## Etymology A compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands. ## AI Etymology Evenhanded is a compound of even 'level, equal' (Old English efen) + handed (from hand, Old English hand), conveying impartiality as balanced hands. Important recorded forms include efen (Old English) and hand (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers fair and impartial in treatment or judgment. The wider family includes derived forms such as evenhandedly and evenhandedness and related words such as even and hand. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown