Synonyms for fair

Synonyms for (noun) fair

Synonyms: carnival, funfair, fair

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

Similar words: show

Definition: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

Usage: a remarkable show of skill


Synonyms: fair, bazaar

Definition: a sale of miscellany; often for charity

Usage: the church bazaar

Similar words: sale, sales event, cut-rate sale

Definition: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices

Usage: they held a sale to reduce their inventory; I got some great bargains at their annual sale


Synonyms: fair

Definition: a competitive exhibition of farm products

Usage: she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair

Similar words: exhibition, expo, exposition

Definition: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display


Synonyms: fair

Definition: gathering of producers to promote business

Usage: world fair; trade fair; book fair

Similar words: gathering, assemblage

Definition: a group of persons together in one place


Synonyms for (verb) fair

Synonyms: fair

Definition: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

Similar words: join, bring together

Definition: cause to become joined or linked

Usage: join these two parts so that they fit together


Synonyms for (adj) fair

Synonyms: comely, bonnie, bonny, sightly, fair

Definition: very pleasing to the eye

Usage: my bonny lass; there's a bonny bay beyond; a comely face; young fair maidens

Similar words: beautiful

Definition: delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

Usage: a beautiful child; beautiful country; a beautiful painting; a beautiful theory; a beautiful party


Synonyms: fair, fairish

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

Usage: a fair complexion;

Similar words: light-haired, blond, blonde

Definition: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes

Usage: blond Scandinavians; a house full of light-haired children


Synonyms: fair

Definition: free of clouds or rain

Usage: today will be fair and warm

Similar words: clear

Definition: free from clouds or mist or haze

Usage: on a clear day


Synonyms: fair

Definition: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

Usage: he hit a fair ball over the third base bag

Similar words: in-bounds

Definition: between the first and third base lines


Synonyms: just, fair

Definition: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

Usage: a fair referee; fair deal; on a fair footing; a fair fight; by fair means or foul

Similar words: antimonopoly, antitrust

Definition: of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices


Similar words: sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, clean

Definition: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

Usage: a clean fight; a sporting solution of the disagreement; sportsmanlike conduct


Similar words: fair-minded

Definition: of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced


Similar words: fair-and-square

Definition: just and honest


Synonyms: fair, honest

Definition: gained or earned without cheating or stealing

Usage: an honest wage; an fair penny

Similar words: just, equitable

Definition: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Usage: equitable treatment of all citizens; an equitable distribution of gifts among the children


Synonyms: fair, clean

Definition: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

Usage: fair copy; a clean manuscript

Similar words: legible

Definition: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered

Usage: legible handwriting


Synonyms: fair

Definition: attractively feminine

Usage: the fair sex

Similar words: feminine

Definition: associated with women and not with men

Usage: feminine intuition


Synonyms: fair, fairish, reasonable

Definition: not excessive or extreme

Usage: a fairish income; reasonable prices

Similar words: moderate

Definition: being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

Usage: moderate prices; a moderate income; a moderate fine; moderate demands; a moderate estimate; a moderate eater; moderate success; a kitchen of moderate size; the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart


Synonyms: average, fair, mediocre, middling

Definition: lacking exceptional quality or ability

Usage: 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

Similar words: ordinary

Definition: not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

Usage: ordinary everyday objects; ordinary decency; an ordinary day; an ordinary wine


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