What is the opposite word of fair

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely, unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

   Preposition:
   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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. fair

   Antonyms:
   lowering, dull, foul, disfigured, ugly, unfair, dishonorable, fraudulent

   Synonyms:
   open, clear, spotless, unspotted, untarnished, reasonable, unblemished, serene, beautiful, just, honorable, equitable, impartial

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Exhibition
   • Gathering
   • Show

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. carnival, fair, funfairnoun

   a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

   Antonyms:
   dirty, inequitable, unsportsmanlike, immoderate, foul, cheating(a), unfair, unjust, out-of-bounds, unsporting, below the belt, raw, illegible, brunet, ugly, masculine, cloudy, extraordinary, brunette

   Synonyms:
   funfair, pleasure ground, circus, carnival, amusement park, bazaar

2. fairnoun

   gathering of producers to promote business

   «world fair»; «trade fair»; «book fair»

   Antonyms:
   unjust, raw, ugly, unsporting, brunette, foul, below the belt, immoderate, out-of-bounds, dirty, brunet, masculine, extraordinary, unfair, inequitable, illegible, cheating(a), unsportsmanlike, cloudy

   Synonyms:
   funfair, carnival, bazaar

3. fairnoun

   a competitive exhibition of farm products

   «she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair»

   Antonyms:
   below the belt, extraordinary, foul, immoderate, cloudy, unfair, illegible, unjust, brunet, brunette, unsporting, out-of-bounds, raw, unsportsmanlike, dirty, masculine, cheating(a), inequitable, ugly

   Synonyms:
   funfair, carnival, bazaar

4. bazaar, fairadjective

   a sale of miscellany; often for charity

   «the church bazaar»

   Antonyms:
   masculine, brunette, unsporting, foul, illegible, unsportsmanlike, out-of-bounds, dirty, brunet, inequitable, unjust, unfair, extraordinary, raw, cloudy, below the belt, ugly, immoderate, cheating(a)

   Synonyms:
   funfair, carnival, bazaar, bazar

5. 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»

   Antonyms:
   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, bonnie

6. fair, fairish, reasonableadjective

   not excessive or extreme

   «a fairish income»; «reasonable prices»

   Antonyms:
   brunet, unfair, ugly, cloudy, below the belt, dirty, unsporting, masculine, brunette, cheating(a), foul, out-of-bounds, immoderate, extraordinary, raw, unjust, inequitable, unsportsmanlike, illegible

   Synonyms:
   just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sensible, sightly, sane, average, fair(a)

7. 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»

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, extraordinary, brunette, unfair, foul, ugly, masculine, unjust, dirty, inequitable, out-of-bounds, illegible, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, brunet, cloudy, cheating(a), raw, below the belt

   Synonyms:
   becoming, mediocre, reasonable, decent, fair(a), middling, comely, sightly, comme il faut, bonny, average, just, seemly, clean, decorous, fairish, bonnie, honest

8. fairadjective

   (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

   «he hit a fair ball over the third base bag»

   Antonyms:
   unsporting, unfair, brunet, unsportsmanlike, extraordinary, cloudy, masculine, immoderate, brunette, raw, cheating(a), dirty, foul, unjust, illegible, ugly, out-of-bounds, inequitable, below the belt

   Synonyms:
   just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)

9. 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»

   Antonyms:
   unfair, out-of-bounds, foul, cloudy, below the belt, ugly, unsportsmanlike, brunette, extraordinary, dirty, inequitable, immoderate, cheating(a), illegible, raw, masculine, brunet, unjust, unsporting

   Synonyms:
   mean(a), modal(a), mediocre, second-rate, reasonable, intermediate, fair(a), medium, bonnie, comely, middling, bonny, ordinary, just, average, median(a), sightly, clean, fairish, honest

10. fair(a)adjective

    attractively feminine

    «the fair sex»

    Antonyms:
    inequitable, cloudy, extraordinary, illegible, unjust, foul, brunette, immoderate, ugly, masculine, cheating(a), unsporting, out-of-bounds, unsportsmanlike, unfair, below the belt, brunet, raw, dirty

11. clean, fairadjective

    (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

    «fair copy»; «a clean manuscript»

    Antonyms:
    foul, immoderate, unjust, extraordinary, cheating(a), inequitable, brunette, unsportsmanlike, brunet, ugly, unsporting, raw, cloudy, out-of-bounds, unfair, masculine, below the belt, dirty, illegible

    Synonyms:
    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, sportsmanlike

12. honest, fairadjective

    gained or earned without cheating or stealing

    «an honest wage»; «an fair penny»

    Antonyms:
    unjust, out-of-bounds, ugly, foul, cloudy, illegible, immoderate, masculine, inequitable, brunet, raw, unsporting, cheating(a), below the belt, brunette, extraordinary, unfair, dirty, unsportsmanlike

    Synonyms:
    just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), dependable, honorable, middling, comely, reliable, true(p), bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fairish, bonnie, honest

13. fairadjective

    free of clouds or rain

    «today will be fair and warm»

    Antonyms:
    below the belt, extraordinary, unjust, illegible, raw, cheating(a), unfair, unsportsmanlike, foul, brunette, brunet, out-of-bounds, immoderate, unsporting, inequitable, ugly, cloudy, dirty, masculine

    Synonyms:
    just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)

14. fair, fairishverb

    (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

    «a fair complexion»;

    Antonyms:
    immoderate, cheating(a), brunet, illegible, cloudy, ugly, raw, masculine, unjust, unsportsmanlike, inequitable, extraordinary, unsporting, out-of-bounds, unfair, foul, below the belt, dirty, brunette

    Synonyms:
    just, fairish, bonnie, middling, clean, comely, bonny, mediocre, honest, reasonable, sightly, average, fair(a)

15. fairadverb

    join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

    Antonyms:
    inequitable, foul, cheating(a), dirty, raw, cloudy, masculine, brunette, unsporting, ugly, illegible, immoderate, extraordinary, below the belt, out-of-bounds, unfair, brunet, unsportsmanlike, unjust

16. fairly, fair, cleanadverb

    in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

    «they played fairly»

    Antonyms:
    ugly, foul, brunet, brunette, unsportsmanlike, out-of-bounds, unjust, cloudy, inequitable, unfair, illegible, masculine, below the belt, dirty, raw, cheating(a), immoderate, extraordinary, unsporting

    Synonyms:
    jolly, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, clean, plumb, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat, plum

17. fairly, fair, evenhandedlyadverb

    without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

    «deal fairly with one another»

    Antonyms:
    brunette, raw, brunet, cloudy, dirty, cheating(a), inequitable, masculine, immoderate, illegible, foul, unsporting, extraordinary, below the belt, out-of-bounds, ugly, unjust, unfair, unsportsmanlike

    Synonyms:
    jolly, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, clean, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. fairadjective

   Synonyms:
   impartial, equitable, unbiased, just, honorable, unprejudiced, ingenuous, average, middling, tolerable, so-so, passable, comely, attractive, pretty, handsome, blond, light, unsullied, untarnished, spotless

2. fairadverb

   Synonyms:
   clear, openly, frankly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, impartially

3. fairnoun

   Synonyms:
   bazaar, exposition

How to use fair in a sentence?

1. Michelle Murphy:

   How is it fair that one person’s actions can destroy the lives of so many?

2. Robby Mills:

   An 18-year-old college freshman has the same right to a fair and level playing field as an 18-year-old high school senior.

3. Chris Patten:

   It’s fair to say for 10 years after 1997, maybe a bit longer, things did not go too badly wrong, but they’ve gone downhill since, partly because Xi Jinping and his colleagues are terrified of what Hong Kong actually stands for.

4. Suu Kyi:

   For the first time in decades, our people will have a real chance of bringing about real change. This is a chance that we cannot afford to let slip, a smooth and tranquil transition is almost more important than a free and fair election.

5. Adam Schiff:

   I don’t think that’s at all the desired motivation here, the desire is to get a commitment from the Senate that they’re going to have a fair trial. Fair to the President, yes, but fair to the American people.

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