What are some opposite words for fair?
Antonyms for fair
fɛərfair
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term fair.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
fair
The definition of beauty, "perfection of form," is a good key to the meaning of beautiful, if we understand "form" in its widest sense. There must also be harmony and unity, and in human beings spiritual loveliness, to constitute an object or a person really beautiful. Thus, we speak of a beautiful landscape, a beautiful poem. But beautiful implies also, in concrete objects, softness of outline and delicacy of mold; it is opposed to all that is hard and rugged, hence we say a beautiful woman, but not a beautiful man. Beautiful has the further limit of not transcending our powers of appreciation. Pretty expresses in a far less degree that which is pleasing to a refined taste in objects comparatively small, slight, and dainty; as, a pretty bonnet; a pretty girl. That is handsome which is not only superficially pleasing, but well and harmoniously proportioned, with usually the added idea that it is made so by art, breeding, or training; as, a handsome horse; a handsome house. Handsome is a term far inferior to beautiful; we may even say a handsome villain. Fair denotes what is bright, smooth, clear, and without blemish; as, a fair face. The word applies wholly to what is superficial; we can say "fair, yet false." In a specific sense, fair has the sense of blond, as opposed to dark or brunette. One who possesses vivacity, wit, good nature, or other pleasing qualities may be attractive without beauty. Comely denotes an aspect that is smooth, genial, and wholesome, with a certain fulness of contour and pleasing symmetry, tho falling short of the beautiful; as, a comely matron. That is picturesque which would make a striking picture.
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awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely, unpleasantSynonyms:
attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, prettyPreposition:
Beautiful to the eye; beautiful in appearance, in spirit; "beautiful for situation," Ps. xlviii, 2; beautiful of aspect, of its kind.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
fair
Antonyms:
lowering, dull, foul, disfigured, ugly, unfair, dishonorable, fraudulentSynonyms:
open, clear, spotless, unspotted, untarnished, reasonable, unblemished, serene, beautiful, just, honorable, equitable, impartial
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Princeton's WordNet
carnival, fair, funfairnoun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
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dirty, inequitable, unsportsmanlike, immoderate, foul, cheating(a), unfair, unjust, out-of-bounds, unsporting, below the belt, raw, illegible, brunet, ugly, masculine, cloudy, extraordinary, brunetteSynonyms:
funfair, pleasure ground, circus, carnival, amusement park, bazaarfairnoun
gathering of producers to promote business
"world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
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unjust, raw, ugly, unsporting, brunette, foul, below the belt, immoderate, out-of-bounds, dirty, brunet, masculine, extraordinary, unfair, inequitable, illegible, cheating(a), unsportsmanlike, cloudyfairnoun
a competitive exhibition of farm products
"she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
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below the belt, extraordinary, foul, immoderate, cloudy, unfair, illegible, unjust, brunet, brunette, unsporting, out-of-bounds, raw, unsportsmanlike, dirty, masculine, cheating(a), inequitable, uglybazaar, fairadjective
a sale of miscellany; often for charity
"the church bazaar"
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masculine, brunette, unsporting, foul, illegible, unsportsmanlike, out-of-bounds, dirty, brunet, inequitable, unjust, unfair, extraordinary, raw, cloudy, below the belt, ugly, immoderate, cheating(a)fair, justadjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
"a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
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out-of-bounds, raw, inequitable, foul, ugly, unjust, extraordinary, immoderate, dirty, cloudy, unsportsmanlike, unfair, brunette, below the belt, brunet, illegible, masculine, unsporting, cheating(a)Synonyms:
upright, just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), middling, comely, bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fairish, equitable, honest, bonniefair, fairish, reasonableadjective
not excessive or extreme
"a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
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brunet, unfair, ugly, cloudy, below the belt, dirty, unsporting, masculine, brunette, cheating(a), foul, out-of-bounds, immoderate, extraordinary, raw, unjust, inequitable, unsportsmanlike, illegibleSynonyms:
just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sensible, sightly, sane, average, fair(a)bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightlyadjective
very pleasing to the eye
"my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
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immoderate, extraordinary, brunette, unfair, foul, ugly, masculine, unjust, dirty, inequitable, out-of-bounds, illegible, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, brunet, cloudy, cheating(a), raw, below the beltSynonyms:
becoming, mediocre, reasonable, decent, fair(a), middling, comely, sightly, comme il faut, bonny, average, just, seemly, clean, decorous, fairish, bonnie, honestfairadjective
(of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
"he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
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unsporting, unfair, brunet, unsportsmanlike, extraordinary, cloudy, masculine, immoderate, brunette, raw, cheating(a), dirty, foul, unjust, illegible, ugly, out-of-bounds, inequitable, below the beltSynonyms:
just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
"a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
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unfair, out-of-bounds, foul, cloudy, below the belt, ugly, unsportsmanlike, brunette, extraordinary, dirty, inequitable, immoderate, cheating(a), illegible, raw, masculine, brunet, unjust, unsportingSynonyms:
mean(a), modal(a), mediocre, second-rate, reasonable, intermediate, fair(a), medium, bonnie, comely, middling, bonny, ordinary, just, average, median(a), sightly, clean, fairish, honestfair(a)adjective
attractively feminine
"the fair sex"
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inequitable, cloudy, extraordinary, illegible, unjust, foul, brunette, immoderate, ugly, masculine, cheating(a), unsporting, out-of-bounds, unsportsmanlike, unfair, below the belt, brunet, raw, dirtyclean, fairadjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
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foul, immoderate, unjust, extraordinary, cheating(a), inequitable, brunette, unsportsmanlike, brunet, ugly, unsporting, raw, cloudy, out-of-bounds, unfair, masculine, below the belt, dirty, illegibleSynonyms:
uncontaminating, just, clean-living, sporting, blank, fair(a), unobjectionable, fresh, bonnie, comely, sporty, clear, middling, bonny, neat, white, unclouded, honest, average, sightly, clean, light, fairish, mediocre, reasonable, uninfected, sportsmanlikehonest, fairadjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
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unjust, out-of-bounds, ugly, foul, cloudy, illegible, immoderate, masculine, inequitable, brunet, raw, unsporting, cheating(a), below the belt, brunette, extraordinary, unfair, dirty, unsportsmanlikeSynonyms:
just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), dependable, honorable, middling, comely, reliable, true(p), bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fairish, bonnie, honestfairadjective
free of clouds or rain
"today will be fair and warm"
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below the belt, extraordinary, unjust, illegible, raw, cheating(a), unfair, unsportsmanlike, foul, brunette, brunet, out-of-bounds, immoderate, unsporting, inequitable, ugly, cloudy, dirty, masculineSynonyms:
just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)fair, fairishverb
(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
"a fair complexion";
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immoderate, cheating(a), brunet, illegible, cloudy, ugly, raw, masculine, unjust, unsportsmanlike, inequitable, extraordinary, unsporting, out-of-bounds, unfair, foul, below the belt, dirty, brunetteSynonyms:
just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)fairadverb
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
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inequitable, foul, cheating(a), dirty, raw, cloudy, masculine, brunette, unsporting, ugly, illegible, immoderate, extraordinary, below the belt, out-of-bounds, unfair, brunet, unsportsmanlike, unjustfairly, fair, cleanadverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
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ugly, foul, brunet, brunette, unsportsmanlike, out-of-bounds, unjust, cloudy, inequitable, unfair, illegible, masculine, below the belt, dirty, raw, cheating(a), immoderate, extraordinary, unsportingSynonyms:
jolly, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, clean, plumb, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat, plumfairly, fair, evenhandedlyadverb
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
"deal fairly with one another"
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brunette, raw, brunet, cloudy, dirty, cheating(a), inequitable, masculine, immoderate, illegible, foul, unsporting, extraordinary, below the belt, out-of-bounds, ugly, unjust, unfair, unsportsmanlikeSynonyms:
jolly, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, clean, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
fairadjective
Synonyms:
impartial, equitable, unbiased, just, honorable, unprejudiced, ingenuous, average, middling, tolerable, so-so, passable, comely, attractive, pretty, handsome, blond, light, unsullied, untarnished, spotlessfairadverb
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clear, openly, frankly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, impartiallyfairnoun
Synonyms:
bazaar, exposition
Editors Contribution
anti-semitism
non judgemental
giving other a fair chance
How to use fair in a sentence?
In spite of what Draco is like, I really like school, and I miss it a lot when I'm filming. I've a fair idea what I want to do for my GCSEs, I will definitely be doing music.
If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead.
They just rushed to prosecute us. Surely one day things will be fair in Zimbabwe.
The Commission chief spokesman:
I think it's more than tasteless that some press try to make an insulting headline by exploiting President Juncker's pain, i don't think this is elegant and I don't think this is fair.
You mold your style according the presidential requirements, i was a lawyer, a barrister who went to court every day. Every judge is different and you adapt your argument according to the judge so it sort of comes naturally. Howman, who often represented athletes in New Zealand who could not afford his services and paid in cricket bats and All-Blacks rugby jerseys, has been there through all the highs and lows. When WADA opened in 2003, drugs in sport had already become a worldwide epidemic and fair play was merely a quaint idea. Doping was firmly entrenched in the sporting culture, largely tolerated, if not tacitly accepted, by those who competed in everything from cycling's Tour de France to baseball's World Series. With no meaningful out-of-competition testing, a mish-mash of sanctions and banned substance lists, entrepreneurs such as BALCO mastermind Victor Conte operated in near impunity, pushing out designer steroids faster than tests could be developed to detect them. From a small headquarters in Montreal, WADA has grown into a global agency with four regional offices and 35 laboratories, although four are currently under suspension.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1667 | fair | |
#3079 | raw | |
#4328 | dirty | |
#4709 | cloudy | |
#6898 | brunette | |
#6982 | extraordinary | |
#7689 | ugly | |
#9718 | foul | |
#10658 | unfair | |
#12580 | lowering | |
#13293 | dull | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#14856 | grim | |
#15352 | fraudulent | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#21308 | masculine | |
#21931 | disgusting | |
#23330 | unjust | |
#28776 | clumsy | |
#30944 | deformed | |
#30977 | hideous | |
#36903 | grotesque | |
#37348 | horrid | |
#43152 | repulsive | |
#45066 | unattractive | |
#47042 | ghastly | |
#49819 | illegible | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#57592 | odious | |
#58157 | grisly | |
#63732 | inequitable | |
#71165 | brunet | |
#74057 | disfigured | |
#83872 | dishonorable | |
#98549 | uncouth | |
#104208 | unsportsmanlike | |
#121797 | ungainly | |
#177689 | immoderate | |
#190598 | unsporting | |
#212513 | unlovely |
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