as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Just as New Orleans has spent the last 20 years on the road to recovery, DRP is working to reckon with Detroit's tidal wave of unjust property tax foreclosures and chart a path toward repair.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, a circuit judge ruled that the fines were unjust, ordering Walton County to pay Peavy’s legal fees, totaling $42,000.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Proponents of cashless bail argue that its counterpart, cash bail, is unjust, particularly to poor people.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
To many colleagues, this article may seem unjust or one-sided—and could potentially result in professional repercussions—particularly when written from the perspective of an American Israeli Zionist.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In March 2025, a circuit judge ruled that the fines were unjust, ordering Walton County to pay Peavy’s legal fees, totaling $42,000.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Proponents of cashless bail argue that its counterpart, cash bail, is unjust, particularly to poor people.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
To many colleagues, this article may seem unjust or one-sided—and could potentially result in professional repercussions—particularly when written from the perspective of an American Israeli Zionist.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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Asking them to police a city is unfair — to them, and to the people they’re supposed to serve.—
Eric Chastain,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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There’s a dip after that — but this, of course, is a bit unfair as the players of this generation are continuing to pick up caps.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Investors had initially feared that ASDA’s undercuts would lead to market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s having to lower prices to an unreasonable point in order to maintain their market shares.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If senior figures display rudeness or disrespect, employees may assume that such behavior is acceptable, making selective enforcement seem arbitrary and undermining of trust.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, Burroughs further held that the administration’s actions were arbitrary and capricious, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Clairet alleges her tenure at Disney started on unequal footing, accusing the company of hiring a man for the same work but with a more senior title and higher pay.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Such a world would be more unequal because older people have had more years to accumulate wealth and enjoy the benefits of compound returns.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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