SEGREGATIVE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

segregative

adjective

Definition of segregative

as in inequitable

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Adjective

Systemic racism, through redlining and inequitable housing policies, has also contributed to poor health outcomes among the county’s Black residents, according to Wyandotte County’s 2022 Community Health Assessment.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Neither the Yankees nor Orioles have anything left to play for in terms of game results, though canceling Sunday’s game — and thus giving the Yankees a weekend of rest — could provide an inequitable advantage going into the playoffs.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inequitable

Adjective

Kosovo has criticized the verdicts as unjust, maintaining that the KLA, which Thaci had led before entering politics, had fought against Serbian oppression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
For the same reason, the players’ unjust enrichment claim came up short.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

The circumstances and cultural details may vary, but these unequal power dynamics between families and their domestic workers exist everywhere, to different degrees.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Six years after a Kansas City Star investigation exposed problems including discrimination, sexism, retaliation and unequal opportunity within the Fire Department, the Urban Summit on Friday put KCFD in the hot seat.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unequal

Adjective

The labor agency also issued a complaint last week in the unfair bargaining practice case, meaning PERB officials believe allegations are significant enough to hear it.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
But also how people can feel powerless in the face of a world that feels more and more unequal, more unfair.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfair

Adjective

More than two-thirds of people currently in immigration detention centers have not been convicted of a crime, according to multiple non-partisan organizations.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, despite a vast expansion of executive branch authority, Congress seems prepared to let partisan advantage trump comity, cooperation and the public’s right to know.

— David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of partisan

Adjective

Many commenters highlight his targeting of Lisa Cook, a Black woman, as an example of his discriminatory actions.

— Katherine Doyle, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
But other public records, along with interviews with current and former Department of Human Services employees, detailed a workplace that staffers said ranged from uncomfortable to hostile and discriminatory.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of discriminatory

Adjective

Simons argued in the motion that a Snapchat photo that allegedly showed Sadowski holding two shooter bottles of liquor in his vehicle was improperly submitted and led to prejudicial evidence.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
But the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions this May and ordered a retrial, saying Colleton County’s then-clerk tainted the first trial with what the defense said was prejudicial comments to the jury.

— Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of prejudicial

Adjective

If these are fragmented, biased or outdated, greater intelligence may simply scale poor judgment faster.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The whole program was abandoned in 2025, with Meta claiming that expert judgments had come to be experienced as biased censorship.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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