unprejudiced

adjective

un·​prej·​u·​diced ˌən-ˈpre-jə-dəst How to pronounce unprejudiced (audio)
: not having or showing unfair bias or prejudice : not prejudiced
unprejudiced participants
an unprejudiced analysis

Examples of unprejudiced in a Sentence

an unprejudiced judicial opinion
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Only 43 percent of respondents think the charges against Trump will be adjudicated fairly by a neutral judge and an unprejudiced jury. Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023 Bheem’s courtship of the governor’s unprejudiced niece (a charming Oliva Morris), which provides some comic relief, not that anything in the film is really meant to be taken seriously. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2022 An unprejudiced man of principle, Burt agreed to serve as the medic for a Black regiment so ostracized by their white American comrades that they were forced to wear French uniforms and fight with the European Allies. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2022 Ukrayina-Tsentr has risked much, even in peaceful times, to bring people unprejudiced facts—the cornerstone of a still-burgeoning democracy. Efim Marmer, WSJ, 18 May 2022 Here were no impartial judges, no unprejudiced witnesses, to observe or record the facts. Laurie Maffly-Kipp, The New Republic, 1 July 2020 What’s needed is the deepest and most unprejudiced investigation possible of the campaign and this Presidency’s possible crimes or misdemeanors. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unprejudiced was in 1641

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“Unprejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprejudiced. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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