as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an evenhanded meting out of punishment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of evenhanded
Stourton is evenhanded, despite having served as a chairman of Sotheby’s.
—
Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
But he’s never had a bigger accomplice in deceit than Donald Trump.
‘Live within the truth’
By participating in the moral and factual inversions that Putin has deployed for his invasion of Ukraine, the Trump administration isn’t setting itself up as some sort of evenhanded broker to end the war.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Now, he’s taken a more evenhanded approach to dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evenhanded
Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
But he’s never had a bigger accomplice in deceit than Donald Trump.
‘Live within the truth’
By participating in the moral and factual inversions that Putin has deployed for his invasion of Ukraine, the Trump administration isn’t setting itself up as some sort of evenhanded broker to end the war.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Now, he’s taken a more evenhanded approach to dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evenhanded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenhanded
Adjective
-
Below is the full text of Pearlman’s original LinkedIn post: Al Jazeera Media Network (Arabic) is not a legitimate news organisation, but the propaganda arm of Hamas, bankrolled by Qatar, staffed not by impartial reporters but by terrorist sympathisers & in some cases, actual terrorists.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
-
By crossing this line, Trump risks politicizing monetary policy at a time when the economy demands impartial decision-making.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
That’s the person who can integrate diverse expertise, promote equitable contributions, and cultivate trust.—
Jamil Zaki,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Aug. 2025
-
School funding was made more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing state revenue on those needs, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Left behind was a leaderboard filled with red numbers in a tournament that has a $40 million purse in official money for the top 30 players, all of them with an equal chance.—
Doug Ferguson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Aug. 2025
-
But only if those investments come with an equal commitment to safety, security, and transparency.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Evenhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhanded. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share