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segregative

adjective

Definition of segregativenext
as in inequitable

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  1. inequitable
  2. unjust
  3. unequal
  4. unfair
  5. partisan
  6. discriminatory
  7. prejudicial
  8. biased
Adjective
  • Yet coverage remains inconsistent, fragmented, and inequitable.
    — Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Education experts say achievement gaps are due largely to inequitable access to opportunity and resources.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of inequitable
Adjective
  • But this mission ends with the unjust, unceremonious murder of a sister in arms and an empty home to return to.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The judge of all the earth cannot be so unjust as to punish the guilty and the innocent alike!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unjust
Adjective
  • Their characters contended with sexism, inflexible schedules, unequal pay and the near impossibility of balancing work with responsibilities at home.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than simply presenting us with the unequal gender dynamics of the times, Biller’s dialogue can’t help but wink at the audience, underlining every moment of misogyny just in case viewers weren’t smart enough to get it themselves.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unequal
Adjective
  • Amid ongoing disputes that have rattled a city office at the center of complaints for months, a grievance is pending in which a worker claims unfair treatment, discrimination and that he was denied a deserved promotion.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some of that's going to be fair criticism, some of it's going to be unfair criticism.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfair
Adjective
  • Users of classical psychedelics who underwent a major trip on the Fourth of July expressed reduced support for partisan political violence, whereas tripping around the time of the Democratic and Republican conventions increased it.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The elections will be key to determine partisan control of Congress.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of partisan
Adjective
  • From this perspective, removing Barrera was presented as a response to language viewed as discriminatory, not to the broader political position of supporting Palestinian rights.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, the California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that denying educational employment opportunities to undocumented students is discriminatory — signaling to supporters that the bill had a chance.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 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
  • Choose any pair of vertices in your set, then flip a (potentially biased) coin.
    — Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This is because such a design and implementation reduces the likelihood of reputational harm, regulatory conflict, biased outcomes, privacy breaches and customer backlash.
    — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of biased
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“Segregative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregative. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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