as in unfair
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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
Collective stories and testimonies about police violence represent powerful resistance strategies against inequitable policing and racist socioeconomic and political regimes.
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Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Women in particular carry the brunt of it, juggling inequitable pay, workplace sexism, and a political environment that treats their rights like bargaining chips.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
A lot of us might want to judge students on the merits of their participation in class, but we’ve been discouraged from doing so out of fear that such evaluations will be deemed arbitrary and inequitable—and that students and their parents might complain.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
For athletes, inequitable playing contracts and pay remain a major issue.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
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Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Women in particular carry the brunt of it, juggling inequitable pay, workplace sexism, and a political environment that treats their rights like bargaining chips.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
A lot of us might want to judge students on the merits of their participation in class, but we’ve been discouraged from doing so out of fear that such evaluations will be deemed arbitrary and inequitable—and that students and their parents might complain.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
For athletes, inequitable playing contracts and pay remain a major issue.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
Adjective
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As a result, the tippee has an unfair advantage as measured against the other participants in the capital markets, who do not have access to this material nonpublic information.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the meantime, the day-to-day work is on us—looking at our money honestly, making strategic moves, and refusing to let an unfair system keep us from building something better for ourselves and the next generation.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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This disparity is also reflected in the unequal response to the fires that hit both neighborhoods.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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And recent research suggests men’s unequal participation in child care and household responsibilities is another factor in lower birth rates.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Internet Money is seeking millions in damages on causes including breach of contract, accounting, fraudulent inducement, unjust enrichment and more.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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My heroes are leaders who have spent their lives nonviolently resisting corrupt, cruel, unjust and violent regimes.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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