Synonyms of injustices

injustices

noun

plural of injustice

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justices
• equities
• crickets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of injustices

South African leaders reject Washington’s accusations, arguing land expropriation and affirmative action measures seek to repair apartheid-era injustices and insisting the United States respect the country’s sovereignty and policy choices. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

These injustices also coalesce with innumerable historical and contemporary global histories of genocide and displacement. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Gloria Steinem attributed her mother's nervous breakdown before she was born, and her treatment in mental institutions and the workforce thereafter, as key to her interest in social injustices. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus founded the Happy Hippie Foundation to fight injustices facing homeless and LGBTQ youth as well as other vulnerable populations. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

The players have long spoken out about racial injustices and LGBTQ rights. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, Ridgway asks what responsibility bystanders must take for the injustices around them. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

During both the Jim Crow era and the civil-rights movement, Black scholars and activists in particular emphasized Washington’s slaveholding to make clear the deep roots of modern racial injustices. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

In some situations, the reforms also address historical injustices that prevented citizenship from passing through earlier generations. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026