unbiasedun‧bi‧ased /ʌnˈbaɪəst/ AWL adjective - All the publicity is making it hard to find an unbiased jury.
- This murder case has had so much media publicity that it will be difficult to find an unbiased jury.
- Women need accurate, unbiased information about their options when they become pregnant.
- Every effort is made to obtain an unbiased opinion.
- Some argue that the media are essentially a mirror, attempting to report political facts in a relatively straight forward and unbiased manner.
- Television news was pervasive, undifferentiated, and relatively unbiased.
- Tests have shown that women are more likely to respond to unbiased employment advertisements.
- The best solution would be a re-vote in Florida under the supervision of unbiased observers.
- There's loads of unbiased tips on how to ensure your child gets the most out of the computer and the software.
- While your commentary should naturally be unbiased, it is reasonable that it should include possible reasons for any patterns revealed.
able to be fair because you are not involved in a situation► objective not influenced by personal opinions or emotions, especially when you have to make a decision about something: · I could use an objective opinion on this problem.· It's always difficult to be objective about such a sensitive issue as abortion.· The selection board, which decides on promotions, should be strictly objective.
► impartial able to make fair judgements or decisions about a situation because you do not support anyone who is involved in it: · Historians try to be impartial, but they cannot free themselves entirely from their own opinions.· Our representative attended the peace negotiations as an impartial observer.
► neutral not supporting any side in a disagreement, argument, war etc: · Switzerland remained neutral during World War II.· Civil servants are supposed to be politically neutral.
► not take sides especially spoken to deliberately not support either side in an argument: · Teachers shouldn't take sides when students argue.not take sides in: · It is important that social workers don't take sides in family disputes.
► unbiased not influenced by personal opinions or a tendency to support a particular person or side, and therefore able to make a fair judgment: · This murder case has had so much media publicity that it will be difficult to find an unbiased jury.· Women need accurate, unbiased information about their options when they become pregnant.
► disinterested able to be fair in considering a particular situation because you are not involved in it and do not expect to gain any personal advantage from it: · Find a financial consultant who can offer completely independent and disinterested advice.
nounbiasadjectivebiased ≠ unbiasedverbbias