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
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Over the past decade, the share of Americans who believe that their income-tax bill is unfair has climbed by 14 percentage points.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Structurally, the law is unfair for Libertarians, Greens, other minor parties, and all NPA voters.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Over the past decade, the share of Americans who believe that their income-tax bill is unfair has climbed by 14 percentage points.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
But the pandemic also exposed the grotesque unfairness of our economy and society in deeply personal ways, cutting across the red-blue divide.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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After neighbors in October 2023 reported foul odors from the Penrose funeral home, officials arrested the couple in November 2023, in Oklahoma.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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An investigation into the funeral home began in October 2023 when neighbors reported a foul odor to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Which is to say that its power as a mode of redress in the first sense—as agent for proclaiming and correcting injustices—is being appealed to constantly.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 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,
24 Apr. 2026
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LivaNova’s suggestion that the bacteria could have come from the water at The University of Kansas Hospital, Johnson said, was flat-out wrong.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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And getting that wrong has consequences that last far longer than any Halloween egg fight.—
Louis Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 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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The duo made up for the absence of Wembanyama, who did not clear concussion protocol after a nasty fall knocked him out early from a Game 2 loss.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lomu did not fit the typical profile Mike Vrabel seeks in linemen, players with a nasty streak and fierce play demeanor.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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