as in wrongs
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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Recent Examples of injustices
There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.
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Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
However, in both recent Sainz incidents, the lack of a grey area created even bigger injustices.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Strengthening my temperance and humanity has been instrumental in enabling stronger judgment about how to deal with injustices.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While Arj is off living the good life, the pair now have to scrape together enough money to survive, and the movie once again hammers home the injustices of the gig economy.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
However, in both recent Sainz incidents, the lack of a grey area created even bigger injustices.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Strengthening my temperance and humanity has been instrumental in enabling stronger judgment about how to deal with injustices.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While Arj is off living the good life, the pair now have to scrape together enough money to survive, and the movie once again hammers home the injustices of the gig economy.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustices
Noun
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Winning another ring can wash away a lot of wrongs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since at least a decade ago, protests in Morocco have often centered on regional inequities and the government’s priorities in Rabat.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement One of the most interesting perspectives came from Belarus, which called attention to the growing global inequities in AI development.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Injustices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustices. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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