unbiasedness

noun

as in objectivity

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Recent Examples of unbiasedness Agent Ammie is the Special Agent, Review Fraud Division, who investigates every single review on Liners to verify its validity and unbiasedness. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbiasedness
  1. objectivity
  2. impartiality
  3. fairness
  4. disinterestedness
  5. rationality
  6. disinterest
Noun
  • Consistent with our principles of objectivity and fair process, the referral neither adopts nor rejects the factual assertions in your letter and does not prejudge OPR's assessment.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The movie leaves you with many questions — about Holmes, about the slippery nature of truth and about the objectivity of documentary filmmaking itself.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • Yet Baier’s critics question his claim to impartiality—citing, beyond the network’s overall reputation, a few high-profile incidents.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this position, Parker maintained the state Senate’s official records with integrity and impartiality, according to her campaign website.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of impartiality
Noun
  • In fairness, most politicians have a bit of convenenciero in them.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • The spirit of disinterestedness became the foundation for a regulatory state.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
  • You can’t be disinterested, because everyone knows that disinterestedness is a façade.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Definition of disinterestedness
Noun
  • The psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky won a Nobel Prize for pointing out that most of our decisions are not based on rationality.
    — Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Brabus The Brabus Urban E Fragment Edition isn't trying to win a rationality contest.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rationality
Noun
  • The camera is always finding ways around the artist, sometimes examining him with the forensic disinterest of a doctor, the next close up and in his face like an adoring fan.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to express a disinterest in talking about politics in press interviews.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disinterest

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