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
Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Monday's talks featured an unusually long list of European leaders, in what was seen as a united front to prevent Trump from pressuring Zelenskyy into an unfair agreement to end the war with Russia.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
With all immigrants paying taxes, but not all being able to access Medicare, advocates have repeatedly argued that this is unfair.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The suit, which seeks damages, claims violation of state and local housing laws — failure to provide habitable dwelling, private nuisance unfair competition and negligence
Residents of different Sacramento-area complexes have sued Greystar California in recent years with similar allegations.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Both are unfair, polarizing and will lead to future ugly, unpopular bills and cruel, unconstitutional acts.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Monday's talks featured an unusually long list of European leaders, in what was seen as a united front to prevent Trump from pressuring Zelenskyy into an unfair agreement to end the war with Russia.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
With all immigrants paying taxes, but not all being able to access Medicare, advocates have repeatedly argued that this is unfair.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The suit, which seeks damages, claims violation of state and local housing laws — failure to provide habitable dwelling, private nuisance unfair competition and negligence
Residents of different Sacramento-area complexes have sued Greystar California in recent years with similar allegations.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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The products of pyrolysis are biochar, the carbon skeleton of the organic matter, gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane, and liquids that, if not condensed into a biofuel, form a sticky tar that can foul equipment.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The plant will be able to pull 35 million gallons per day of tainted water out of the Tijuana River, preventing even more pollution from reaching our waterways and reducing the foul odors that come along with it.—
Lee Zeldin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The media fixture Amanda Knox — who was accused, convicted and exonerated of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while both women were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, in fall 2007 — has lived through a litany of injustices.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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There are many powers working to stifle our access to literature and historical accounts — aiming to erase hundreds, if not thousands of years of injustices, hardships, and lessons learned.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The best way to rectify such wrongs is to prevent them from happening.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Did Biden, and now Trump, get this wrong when Russia experts say Putin will only be forced into concession with the threat of true military defeat and U.S. and European allies help Ukraine fight, but not really defeat Russia.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
18 Aug. 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
Adjective
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For most people who contract the virus, symptoms resemble those of a nasty cold and include a runny nose, aches, sore throat, congestion and maybe a fever.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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The 37-year-old plays Emilia Harcourt, an agent from the lack ops squad, A.R.G.U.S., who immediately shows off her skills in the season 2 premiere episode beating up men three times her size in a nasty bar brawl.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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