fair-minded

adjective

fair-mind·​ed ˈfer-ˌmīn-dəd 

: marked by impartiality and honesty : just, unprejudiced

fair-mindedness noun

Examples of fair-minded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This tells any fair-minded person that Illinois has a map problem. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025

In the community, Worthington was invariably described as the woman-in-the-know, a fair-minded reporter with a gracious manner who did her best to give equal billing to causes and cultural events throughout the Tri-City area. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Above all, Hamilton was strikingly fair-minded and passionately committed to Congress’ constitutional responsibility to conduct itself as an independent branch of government. —John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025

What hasn’t changed is that a great many Americans still are looking for straightforward, fair-minded analysis but too often find partisanship masquerading as punditry. —The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025

America and the world need high quality, fair-minded, trustworthy sources of news more than ever. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025

Most fair-minded people saw through it with a biased district attorney, Alvin Bragg, and a trial judge, Juan Merchan, trying to keep Trump from being reelected. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025

But what happens when such a fair-minded public servant perennially on the side of innocent underdogs finds himself as the defense attorney of a judge who might be guilty of rape and assault? —Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024

Tuesday’s presidential debate was, among other things, an excellent real-world test of the candidates’ cognitive fitness—and any fair-minded mental-health expert would be very worried about Donald Trump’s performance. —Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fair-minded

• rescinded
• winded