Synonyms of inequities

inequities

noun

plural of inequity

as in injustices

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

the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustices
• wrongs
• injuries
• insults
• disservices
• shafts
• indignities
• outrages
• affronts
• raw deals
• slights
• grievances
• offenses
• slurs
• complaints
• beefs
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• equities
• justices
• crickets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inequities

The material inequities that result from anti-Blackness, housing discrimination, or financial insecurity are conveniently absent; Yrsa is a creature absorbed by her own grievances and frustrations. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Corruption was endemic, and the country’s deeper troubles—its poverty, its social inequities, and the hopeless conditions that drive millions of Nepalis to emigrate for work—endured, laying the kindling for last year’s explosion. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Manuel felt the golf course was the perfect setting for the film to explore societal inequities in the country. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

High-poverty districts that rely on E-Rate to cover up to 90% of network costs warn cuts would force staff and program reductions and widen existing educational inequities. — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Artificial intelligence did not create racial inequities in America. — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Strong leaders support individuals without creating lasting inequities for everyone else. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The calls for supernatural aid often consisted of individuals’ attempts to protect themselves and strike back against slave owners under the extreme inequities and traumas of the plantations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026