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fair
adjective as in impartial, unprejudiced
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candid, civil, clean, courteous, decent, equal, equitable, generous, good, honest, honorable, impartial, lawful, legitimate, neutral, objective, principled, proper, reasonable, sincere, straightforward, trustworthy, unbiased
adjective as in light-complexioned, light-haired
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chalky, colorless, creamy, fair-haired, fair-skinned, flaxen-haired, milky, pale-faced, pallid, silvery, snowy, tow-haired, tow-headed, whitish
adjective as in mediocre, satisfactory
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average, common, commonplace, intermediate, mean, medium, middling, moderate, okay, ordinary
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all right, fairish, indifferent, not bad, passable, pretty good, respectable, so-so, tolerable, up to standard, usual
adjective as in beautiful
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adjective as in bright, cloudless (weather)
noun as in exposition, carnival
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centennial, exhibition, expo, fete, observance, occasion, spectacle
Example Sentences
In it, the think tank urged wider reform to the tax system which would align "overall tax rates across different forms of income", something it says would be "fairer and more growth friendly".
A draw would have been a fairer outcome.
It looks like financial restraints are too much for him at this time, which is fair enough.
“It’s difficult to reconcile this ruling with the clear intent of the Legislature, and once again, a court has sidestepped the actual merits of the case — effectively denying tribes a fair opportunity to seek justice.”
The conversation made its way into the workplace during the pandemic, when formerly taboo topics such as mental health, work-life balance and yes, menopause, became fair game for workplace fodder.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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