1
: marked by injustice, partiality, or deception : unjust
2
: not equitable in business dealings
unfairness
noun
Examples of unfair in a Sentence
It's unfair for them to be allowed to leave early if we can't.
It seems unfair to single her out for criticism.
The company has been accused of unfair labor practices.
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Since the initial petition for a union vote in January, workers have filed at least five unfair labor practice charges against BlueOval SK claiming the company interrogated, surveilled and discharged workers unfairly.
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Cohn was protecting his investment in making sure his biggest star was not on the arm of a Black man, as unfair as that seems now.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Since the initial petition for a union vote in January, workers have filed at least five unfair labor practice charges against BlueOval SK claiming the company interrogated, surveilled and discharged workers unfairly.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
The president, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and other administration officials have also repeatedly claimed that allowing transgender women in women's restrooms threatens the safety of cisgender women and that allowing trans women to compete in women's sports is unfair.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfair. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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unfair
adjective
un·fair
ˌən-ˈfa(ə)r 
ˈən-,
-ˈfe(ə)r
2
: not fair in doing business
unfair to workers
unfairly
adverb
unfairness
noun
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