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
His rage at this inequitable country has only grown more acute as America’s racial divides widen and codify.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The former head of women’s basketball sports marketing at Adidas sued the company Wednesday, alleging she was fired in February for raising concerns about gender discrimination, inequitable resources and the treatment of female athletes.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
As was the case then, an inequitable solution now will further widen social and economic divisions and foment bitterness in this country.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The former head of women’s basketball sports marketing at Adidas sued the company Wednesday, alleging she was fired in February for raising concerns about gender discrimination, inequitable resources and the treatment of female athletes.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
As was the case then, an inequitable solution now will further widen social and economic divisions and foment bitterness in this country.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
Adjective
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Marlowe earned the right — even in an increasingly unfair business — to exit on his terms.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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France having him and Saliba is frankly unfair.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Over time, however, silence can normalize unequal treatment and reinforce workplace cultures where biased assumptions remain unexamined.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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South Africa — ranked by the World Bank as the most unequal society with unemployment stuck at 33% — has been hit by xenophobic violence, including deadly attacks on Mozambicans.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Learning about Morgan’s unjust incarceration through their correspondence with him, the students would play a key role in the campaign that successfully freed him from prison.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Yet every era also runs the risk of creating an inhumane and more unjust world.—
Pope Leo XIV,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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