evenhandedness

noun

as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another we trust the evenhandedness of our marriage counselor implicitly

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Recent Examples of evenhandedness On Sunday, the country that epitomized neutrality for centuries, Switzerland, added some clarity to its identity as an icon of evenhandedness. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 One of Homer’s greatest strengths is his evenhandedness, his palpable sympathy for both sides of a conflict. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenhandedness
  1. neutrality
  2. objectivity
  3. neutralism
  4. objectiveness
  5. impartiality
Noun
  • Fox News Digital asked Martin whether that level of support undermined Ireland's neutrality.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This initiative is a key step toward reaching full carbon neutrality across its vehicles, factories, and supply chain no later than 2050.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • An algorithm trained on incomplete or unrepresentative data can reproduce inequities already present in healthcare, except now those decisions arrive wrapped in the appearance of objectivity.
    — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    — Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Definition of neutralism
Noun
  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of objectiveness
Noun
  • The Miami-Dade Dems nevertheless argue that Garcia’s impartiality is now in question, and believe she should be replaced on the elections canvassing board before the midterms.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Yet embedding auditors alongside employees, as Amodei suggested, could compromise their impartiality.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of impartiality

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“Evenhandedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhandedness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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