unequal

adjective

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un·equal | \ ˌən-ˈē-kwəl

Definition of unequal

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a : not of the same measurement, quantity, or number as another

b : not like or not the same as another in degree, worth, or status

2 : not uniform : variable, uneven

3a : badly balanced or matched an unequal contest

b : contracted between unequals unequal marriages

c archaic : not equable

4 archaic : not equitable : unjust

5 : inadequate, insufficient unequal to the task

unequal

noun

Definition of unequal (Entry 2 of 3)

: one that is not equal to another

unequal

adverb

Definition of unequal (Entry 3 of 3)

archaic

: in an unequal manner unequal match'd— William Shakespeare

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Examples of unequal in a Sentence

Adjective unequal academic standards for male and female students unequal justice based on race

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Disappearing benefits, intolerably long hours and discriminatory or unsafe workplaces are the result of policy choices and unequal power that have enabled fierce corporate opposition to erode union density by more than half over the past 40 years. — Jennifer Sherer For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 12 May 2022 In Salvage the Bones, Ward drills into one family’s story to outline the broad, unequal consequences of long-term environmental injustice, and the short-term trauma of destructive winds and water. — Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 10 May 2022 As Theo highlights in this interview, there is a growing web of solidarity afoot in L.A., one that refuses the divides that otherwise structure life in this unequal city. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the challenges Mr. Lee will soon face in one of the world’s most expensive and unequal cities. — New York Times, 8 May 2022 White people made up most of the deaths overall, yet an unequal burden fell on Black, Hispanic and Native American people considering the younger average age of minority communities. — Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022 White people made up most of the deaths overall, yet an unequal burden fell on Black, Hispanic and Native American people considering the younger average age of minority communities. — Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022 White people made up most of the deaths overall, yet an unequal burden fell on Black, Hispanic and Native American people considering the younger average age of minority communities. — Arkansas Online, 6 May 2022 Near the Sydney Harbourfront, options include a premier penthouse at the Bennelong Apartments offering unequal views from the Circular Quay to the Sydney Harbor Bridge. — Ellen Paris, Forbes, 2 May 2022 See More

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