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EQUITABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
Example:
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
Synonyms:
equitable; just
Classified under:
Similar:
fair; honest (gained or earned without cheating or stealing)
evenhanded (without partiality)
Also:
fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)
just (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting)
impartial (showing lack of favoritism)
Antonym:
inequitable (not equitable or fair)