unfairly

adverb

un·​fair·​ly ˌən-ˈfer-lē How to pronounce unfairly (audio)
Synonyms of unfairlynext
: in an unfair manner

Examples of unfairly in a Sentence

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In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative. Matthew Daly, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026 On the other hand, the game of Drag Race is to be backed up into a wall and come back fiercer, and more than one queen gets unfairly backed into a wall this week. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026 This is no longer about ideology, this is about standing up for those who are being wrongly arrested, being unfairly harassed or being made to feel constantly frightened in their own homes. Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Ryan Cooperman, 24, said he feels unfairly excluded. Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfairly

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfairly was in 1713

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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfairly. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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