as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Aristotle said that lying is an unjust act.
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Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Innovation is essential, but hurling attacks based on no evidence or disputed by facts, is unfair, and unjust.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Justice in a too-often unjust world.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Innovation is essential, but hurling attacks based on no evidence or disputed by facts, is unfair, and unjust.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Justice in a too-often unjust world.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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The Labor Department has also gutted the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, an agency that has audited the pay practices of major companies and obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for women and minorities who have suffered from unfair policies.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that THCa is functionally identical to marijuana, and that the stores have an unfair competitive advantage by operating outside of the state’s regulatory framework.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because that is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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In a show where the judging is often accused of being arbitrary, the makeover is considered the worst offender.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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The shifting explanations, the defense argues, suggest the decision may have been arbitrary.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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