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
Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
This was well into the agency’s investigation, the suit notes, and right before a new rule designed to combat unfair or deceptive fees went into effect.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Large corporations already enjoy predictability through lobbying and insider intelligence; a public roadmap would level that playing field and remove unfair advantages created by chaos.
—Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
This was well into the agency’s investigation, the suit notes, and right before a new rule designed to combat unfair or deceptive fees went into effect.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her challenge will be to persevere and make a good life for herself, despite the unfairness of tragedy.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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But, Brock says to avoid donating them if there's a foul smell.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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It’s been almost all foul weather, and nobody wants to put on a poncho and be a foul-weather fan all the time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Years of overexposure to injustice, snuff content, and tragedy has led us all to build walls to protect ourselves from the world's pain.—
Stephen Kent,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is Toronto's chance to right every wrong of the 2020s so far.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arch-conservative Ronald Reagan acknowledging that a grievous wrong had been done to these people, by the American government, and making some small measure of amends along with the Congress.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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The show is set just two years before the USCSS Nostromo crew touched down on LV-426, and brought something very nasty on board.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Eddie’s answer was a little nastier than that.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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