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Synonyms & Antonyms of unjust
not fair or deserved; not just
- The convict received an unjust sentence.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for unjust
- arbitrary,
- dictatorial,
- high-handed,
- imperious,
- peremptory,
- willful
- (or wilful)
- arrogant,
- commanding,
- demanding,
- dominant,
- domineering,
- haughty,
- imperative,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- overbearing,
- presumptuous
- authoritarian,
- autocratic
- (also autocratical),
- despotic,
- totalitarian,
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic),
- tyrannous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for unjust
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of unjust was in the 14th century
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