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
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and Altadena, honored their acts of bravery and spoke about their unfair low wages.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The unfair sweepstakes are ultimately determined by a round of applause, despite the presence of Magic Mirror.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
To reveal anything else would be unfair to any future reader.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Adjective
Get the strategic advantage of discovering your true limits
Testing your limits first gives you an unfair advantage over entrepreneurs who never discover their true capacity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and Altadena, honored their acts of bravery and spoke about their unfair low wages.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The unfair sweepstakes are ultimately determined by a round of applause, despite the presence of Magic Mirror.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
To reveal anything else would be unfair to any future reader.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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When the ball dinged off the right-field foul pole, a euphoric Crow-Armstrong tossed his bat toward the Cubs dugout and pounded his chest before rounding the bases to celebrate the grand slam and second home run of the game.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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That didn’t leave enough time to evaluate if Rooker’s double bounced off the wall or the foul pole.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Throw in the doping allegations, and Hungary’s loss must be considered one of football’s greatest injustices.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Their picks examine the power of demagogues, the injustices of the immigration system, the reasons protest movements have failed, and the fear of others.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
Noun
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In those days, most people could distinguish right from wrong, and children went to summer camps without fear of government intervention.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
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And as far as identifying the origin of any issues that arise, an agent that interprets an order wrong can be as much at fault as a cooking agent that fails to recognize flaws in the request, Thakur says.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Depending on a team to string together hits — or even contact — to score multiple runs in an inning against pitchers with nasty stuff is a hard way to win.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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