fairness

fairness
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. justice, impartiality, justness, decency, honesty, probity, rectitude, uprightness, truth, integrity, charity, charitableness, veracity, tolerance, right, candor, honor, balance, moderation, civility, consideration, good faith, propriety, courtesy, reasonableness, rationality, humanity, rightness, equity, equitableness, righteousness, goodness, seemliness, full measure, measure for measure, suitability, give and take, evenhandedness, disinterestedness, neutrality, fair-mindedness, open-mindedness, just dealing, fair treatment, evenhanded justice, due, scrupulousness, exactitude, merit, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, correctness, punctilio, virtue, benignity, benevolence, duty, seeing justice done, legitimacy, legality, rightfulness, lawfulness, straightforwardness, niceness, plain dealing, right doing, sportsmanship, nondiscrimination, lack of bias, giving the devil his due*, square deal*, fair play, fair shake*, square dealing*, straight shooting*, doing right by, a fair field and no favor*, the handsome thing*.
Ant. injustice*, unfairness, partiality.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
justice, equity, evenhandedness, impartiality, honor, integrity, honesty, righteousness, *fair shake, *level playing field, equitableness.
ANT.: unfairness, injustice, impartiality
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being just and unbiased: detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dis-passion, dispassionateness, equitableness, fair-mindedness, impartiality, impartialness, justice, justness, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity. See FAIR.

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