unbiased

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adjective

Not biased.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveunbiased (comparative more unbiased, superlative most unbiased)

comparative more unbiased · superlative most unbiased

  1. Not biased.
  2. Impartial or without bias or prejudice.

    The methodology, which we have named the Aural-Oral Transect (AOT), is a systematic, easy-to-implement, unbiased way of collecting quantitative data on spoken language use in multilingual settings.

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 1
    1 more example

    A self-proclaimed source of mediation and unbiased ratings of millions of businesses across the country, the BBB receives the majority of its revenue from membership fees paid by hundreds of thousands of companies.

    2015 September 30, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, “How the Better Business Bureau rakes in millions”, in CNN Business

    Synonyms: disinterested, objective, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecharacterized by a lack of partiality

adjectivewithout bias

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishbias
  9. Englishbiased
  10. Englishunbiased

From un- + biased.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian непредубеден, безпристрастен
  • непредубеден (nepredubeden)impartial or without bias or prejudice
  • безпристрастен (bezpristrasten)impartial or without bias or prejudice
Czech nezaujatý
  • nezaujatýimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Dutch onbevooroordeeld, onpartijdig
  • onbevooroordeeldimpartial or without bias or prejudice
  • onpartijdigimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Finnish tasapuolinen, puolueeton
  • tasapuolinenimpartial or without bias or prejudice
  • puolueetonimpartial or without bias or prejudice
German unvoreingenommen, unbefangen
  • unvoreingenommenimpartial or without bias or prejudice
  • unbefangenimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Greek αμερόληπτος
  • αμερόληπτος (ameróliptos)impartial or without bias or prejudice
Irish neamhlaofa
  • neamhlaofaimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Māori ngākau tapatahi, matatika
  • ngākau tapatahiimpartial or without bias or prejudice
  • matatikaimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Polish bezstronny
  • bezstronnyimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Russian беспристра́стный, непредвзя́тый
  • беспристра́стный (bespristrástnyj)impartial or without bias or prejudice
  • непредвзя́тый (nepredvzjátyj)impartial or without bias or prejudice
  • непредубеждённый (nepredubeždjónnyj)impartial or without bias or prejudice
Scottish Gaelic neo-chlaon
  • neo-chlaonimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Spanish poco/nada sesgado
  • poco/nada sesgadoimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Turkish tarafsız
  • tarafsızimpartial or without bias or prejudice
Ukrainian неупере́джений, безсторо́нній
  • неупере́джений (neuperédženyj)impartial or without bias or prejudice
  • безсторо́нній (bezstorónnij)impartial or without bias or prejudice
Cite this entry
APA

unbiased. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbiased

MLA

“unbiased.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbiased. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbiased,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbiased.

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