DISCRIMINATORY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

discriminatory

adjective

di-ˈskri-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of discriminatory

as in unfair

favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women

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Recent Examples of discriminatory The agency said during the investigation, Ford voluntarily took steps to prevent and address discriminatory graffiti at the Buffalo facility. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The Bund didn’t survive Hitler and Stalin, but its legacy lived on, particularly among Eastern European Jews who migrated to the United States before the racially discriminatory national origins immigration quotas of 1924. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026 When the community is hostile toward or distrustful of a particular minority group, police may feel that discriminatory behavior toward that group is justified. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Other retailers have also pulled merchandise that critics deemed racially insensitive, discriminatory or offensive after public backlash and social media protests. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discriminatory

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Adjective

All this is very unfair for players and general public in attendance.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Her guidance prompted a series of unfair labor practice charges, including those involving USC and UCLA football and basketball players, as well as a unionization campaign by Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfair

Adjective

The judge of all the earth cannot be so unjust as to punish the guilty and the innocent alike!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
But for Salvadorans who have lived in the United States for decades, worked here, paid taxes here and raised families here, the endless cycle of temporary extensions and looming expiration dates has become profoundly unjust.

— Randy Jurado Ertll, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.

— John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.

— Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021

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