as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating
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Recent Examples of unjust
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of students protested outside the UT Tower, decrying the Trump administration's immigration policies as unjust and unfair.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
However, taking away our civil liberties only results in a more unjust society.
—Alvin Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Social media companies have already gotten several claims dismissed, including a claim of unjust enrichment, Goetz said, because Nazario failed to respond to them.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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Adjective
This is unjust, and this injustice has genuinely pained me.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of students protested outside the UT Tower, decrying the Trump administration's immigration policies as unjust and unfair.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
However, taking away our civil liberties only results in a more unjust society.
—Alvin Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Social media companies have already gotten several claims dismissed, including a claim of unjust enrichment, Goetz said, because Nazario failed to respond to them.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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But South Korean cars from Hyundai and Kia factor significantly into the $66-billion trade deficit that Trump has decried as unfair.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Many schools that served mostly low-income students were issued D’s and F’s, which many educators and parents found unfair.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality, it's called complicity.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Even those who oppose school choice — such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is an outspoken critic of this federal initiative — recognize the injustice of a two‑tier education system.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Saturday, the team righted some of those wrongs, even with a sloppy second-half performance.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Over the following weeks her show swells into a Greek chorus of one man’s wrongs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Medical device safety alert: issued in situations where a medical device may present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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There are no longer arbitrary divisions in which people say that different functions aren’t their job or concern.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Marylanders deserve a civil justice system that recognizes the full scope of human suffering and empowers citizen juries to render verdicts based on evidence rather than arbitrary limitations.—
Bruce M. Plaxen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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This invisible labor is causing a rift in some relationships as 52% of women have considered ending their partnership due to an unequal division.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
13 June 2025
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In this specific and expansive history, Loewen demonstrates how the stories of unequal existence in this country have an almost predictable repetitiveness to them.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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