Synonyms of injustice

injustice

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈjə-stəs 

1

as in inequity

the state of being unfair or unjust

the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inequity
• unfairness
• foulness
• unjustness
• dirtiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• equity
• fairness

2

as in wrong

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this

a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrong
• offence
• injury
• unfairness
• insult
• inequity
• disservice
• unjustness
• indignity
• shaft
• raw deal
• affront
• outrage
• offense
• slight
• grievance
• slur
• beef
• complaint
• put-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• equity
• fairness
• equitableness
• cricket

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun injustice contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of injustice are grievance, injury, and wrong. While all these words mean "an act that inflicts undeserved hurt," injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.

the injustices suffered by the lower classes

When is it sensible to use grievance instead of injustice?

The words grievance and injustice can be used in similar contexts, but grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.

a list of employee grievances

When can injury be used instead of injustice?

The meanings of injury and injustice largely overlap; however, injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.

libel constitutes a legal injury

When might wrong be a better fit than injustice?

While the synonyms wrong and injustice are close in meaning, wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.

determined to right society's wrongs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of injustice

In the meantime, the daily injustices of living next to a toxic Tijuana River remain a blight on border communities. —Phillip Musegaas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025

Pember’s journalism and advocacy, along with that of a growing number of writers and activists, both Native and not, are making clear the scope and impact of one major pillar of this epochal injustice. —Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025

Then, a sudden twist propels the narrative into a surreal exploration of time, as Lazzaro awakens years later, unchanged, and ventures into a modern world where the injustices of the past persist in new forms. —Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Here, the senator was passively alluding to environmental injustices, which were commonplace in the 1970s and long before then. —Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025