1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Recent Examples of inequity
For Africa and the Global South, where WHO often provides the first and only line of defense, this translates directly into more deaths, more suffering and wider inequity.
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Such disparities contribute to health inequity.
—Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The impacts of Hurricane Katrina were deeply unequal on a scale unseen in prior tragedies, vividly demonstrating how inequities, including along lines of race and income, amplify disaster impacts and shape the disaster response and recovery process.
—Manann Donoghoe, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The failure that followed—marked by FEMA's slowness and disorganization—laid bare systemic neglect and inequities, the scars of which still run deep in Louisiana, Mississippi, and beyond.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Such disparities contribute to health inequity.
—Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The impacts of Hurricane Katrina were deeply unequal on a scale unseen in prior tragedies, vividly demonstrating how inequities, including along lines of race and income, amplify disaster impacts and shape the disaster response and recovery process.
—Manann Donoghoe, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The failure that followed—marked by FEMA's slowness and disorganization—laid bare systemic neglect and inequities, the scars of which still run deep in Louisiana, Mississippi, and beyond.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequity
Noun
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Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Any place where there’s injustice.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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That justifies the team orders to right a wrong.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the Republic of Ireland last featured in the finals of a World Cup, and the Boys In Green host Hungary on Saturday hoping to right that wrong.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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