Definition

Adverb: * In a fair and impartial manner; without showing favoritism or bias toward any party or side.

Usage

This adverb describes the manner in which an action, especially one involving judgment, authority, or distribution, is carried out. It emphasizes balanced, unbiased, and equitable treatment.

Examples

• The judge must apply the law evenhandedly to all who come before the court.
• The manager distributed the challenging tasks evenhandedly among the team members.
• To maintain trust, a moderator should enforce the rules evenhandedly.

Advanced Usage

• "To act evenhandedly": To behave or make decisions in a consistently fair and unbiased way.
  • The success of the peace talks depended on the mediator's ability to act evenhandedly.

Variants and Related Words

• Evenhanded (adjective): Characterized by fairness and lack of bias.
  • The committee praised the report for its evenhanded analysis.
• Evenhandedness (noun): The quality of being fair and impartial.
  • The principal was known for her evenhandedness in resolving disputes.

Synonyms

• Impartially
• Fairly
• Equitably
• Justly
• Without bias

Antonyms

• Partially
• Unfairly
• Biasedly
• Unjustly

Adverb

1. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
   • deal fairly with one another