as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal
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Recent Examples of unfair
Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Imposing dietary restrictions solely on the most vulnerable among us is not only unfair.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The article sought to call attention to the unfairness of a discriminatory policy that targeted service members but was not equally applied to civilian employees in positions of power.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
On March 24, the jury found that Meta had violated the state’s consumer protection law by knowingly engaging in an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
—Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Imposing dietary restrictions solely on the most vulnerable among us is not only unfair.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
The ‘zone of unfairness’ in a split economy Spring’s internal efforts are taking place against the backdrop of disruptions to trade and uncertainty about US consumer spending.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The article sought to call attention to the unfairness of a discriminatory policy that targeted service members but was not equally applied to civilian employees in positions of power.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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Martin's first pitch to former Ranger Adolis García was popped into foul territory and dropped by Burger.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The shots were awarded after a flagrant-one foul call on the Jayhawks, so the Aztecs got the ball right after that.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Muro went over matters of of farmworkers’ rights, women’s rights, environmental justice and cultural identity, before prompting a Monarch to share a personal example of injustice.—
Kamren Curiel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Their circumstances summon them to address some wrong or seize some opportunity.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Larded throughout this scene is that unmistakable suggestion, yet again, that the play exists because its playwright needed — if not to right a cosmic wrong — to create a place to house or expiate his grief.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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In the especially nasty autumn of 1954, women in June Cleaver dresses and gas masks protested outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The show excels at casting a spell through odd details, nasty red herrings, disturbing clues.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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