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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me

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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system

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How does the noun injustice contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of injustice are grievance, injury, and wrong. While all these words mean "an act that inflicts undeserved hurt," injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.

the injustices suffered by the lower classes

When is it sensible to use grievance instead of injustice?

The words grievance and injustice can be used in similar contexts, but grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.

a list of employee grievances

When can injury be used instead of injustice?

The meanings of injury and injustice largely overlap; however, injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.

libel constitutes a legal injury

When might wrong be a better fit than injustice?

While the synonyms wrong and injustice are close in meaning, wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.

determined to right society's wrongs

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Recent Examples of injustice Debbie is a brilliant wife, mother, and advice columnist who takes matters into her own hands when a series of injustices forces her down the path of revenge, from #1 New York Times and international bestselling author McFadden. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025 Around the globe, social and political injustices, the reappealing of human rights, ongoing genocide, and climate disasters have remained a constant and incessant onslaught. Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025 The injustice is also ours to bear. Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025 Namely, that the world is full of structural injustice so deeply entrenched that a single protagonist cannot effect lasting and meaningful change against the powers that be. Nathaniel Moore september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for injustice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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  • The report highlights Tall Poppy Syndrome within a broader context of women’s inequities at work.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • That justifies the team orders to right a wrong.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Browder’s story, later turned into a Netflix documentary, spurred greater awareness about the unfairness of the money-bail system and spurred calls for reform.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • Petry spent the last two seasons back in Michigan with the Detroit Red Wings, but injuries limited him to 44 games in the 2024-25 season.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • With 15 games remaining, Smith may not have enough time to rehab the injury and return for the end of the regular season.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Young Thug wasn’t the only target, however, as his girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist, also caught a few shots for entertaining Thugger’s insults over the phone.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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