Synonyms for fair
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Honest — just
honest, equitable, impartial, proper, fair-minded, rightful, right, frank, even, legitimate, unbiased, honorable US, honourable UK, unprejudiced, lawful, open, conscientious, candid, square, straight, ingenuous, upright, equal dated
2. Clear — unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent
clear, legible, clean, pure, pyore US, light, sportsmanlike, fresh, righteous, neat, untarnished, unsullied, unblemished, spotless, immaculate, unstained, white vulgar
3. Middling
so-so informal, middling, not bad, average, tolerable, all right, acceptable, respectable, moderate, satisfactory, mediocre, passable, ordinary
Other
reasonable, pretty, just, beautiful, good, pale, okay, straight-forward, rational, goodly, lovely, favorable US, favourable UK
Noun
2. Bazaar
Other
blonde UK, blond US, exposition, pixie, peach
Adverb
1. Fairly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher.
- adj. 2
Just.
He must be given a fair trial.
- n. 1
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?
- adv. 1
Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- fairs → carnivals, bazaars, markets, blondes…
Choose the right word
Fair denotes what is bright, smooth, clear, and without blemish; as, a fair face.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
- impartial I doubt very seriously that Tom will be impartial.
- equitable They argue that the distribution of wealth should be equitable.
- neat No one is so poor that he cannot afford to be neat.
By length
- 4 letters
- just1, good1, even2, open2, okay2, pure1, pale1, neat1
- 5 letters
- right1, white1, light1, clear1, clean1, frank1, fresh1, equal2, peach1, blond1, pixie2, pyore
- 6 letters
- pretty2, market2, square1, honest2, proper2, lovely2, fairly2, blonde1, bonnie2, lawful2, candid2, bazaar2, goodly2, comely2
- 7 letters
- average3, upright2, legible3, sightly
- 8 letters
- straight1, ordinary4, moderate3, rational3, carnival3, mediocre4, rightful2, unbiased3, spotless2, middling3, passable3
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, favorable4, honorable4, righteous2, equitable4, impartial3, tolerable4, unsullied3, ingenuous4, unstained2
- 10 letters
- reasonable4, acceptable4, legitimate4, honourable4, exposition4, favourable, immaculate4
- 11 letters
- respectable4, unblemished3, impartially4, untarnished
- 12 letters
- satisfactory4, unprejudiced
- 13 letters
- conscientious4, sportsmanlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- équitable