Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to be fair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: to be -fair
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of in fairness.

Example Sentences

"Now, to be fair, most of the games were okay, but they're the same kind of games you might as well be playing on your TV screen."

Phrases

to be frank to be honest to be sure

Frequently Paired Words

to be frank to be honest to be sure

Synonyms

TBF in fairness

Questions

What does to be fair mean?: Synonym of in fairness.

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