as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Numerous other Higher Education Institutions that have hurt so many, and been so unfair and unjust, and have wrongly spent federal money, much of it from our government, are upcoming.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Fiction itself is utopian, too, a space where the unjust logic of inheritance and privilege can be questioned, rearranged or reversed.
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Due process El Centro, a nonprofit that serves Hispanic families in the Kansas City area, condemned the Kansas raids as unjust and dehumanizing.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
But this brings around the third way that Israel’s war-making seems currently unjust.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Fiction itself is utopian, too, a space where the unjust logic of inheritance and privilege can be questioned, rearranged or reversed.
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Due process El Centro, a nonprofit that serves Hispanic families in the Kansas City area, condemned the Kansas raids as unjust and dehumanizing.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
But this brings around the third way that Israel’s war-making seems currently unjust.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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That blame might be unfair; Trump’s tariffs and a national immigration crackdown, which are surely affecting demand and hiring, aren’t Powell’s doing.—
Jon Hilsenrath,
semafor.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Minnesota is seeking a declaration that TikTok’s practices are deceptive, unfair or unconscionable under state law, a permanent injunction against those practices, and up to $25,000 for each instance in which a Minnesota child has accessed TikTok.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There are ways to encourage tenants to be good neighbors without being unreasonable or punitive.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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As always, some people will argue that demanding more is unreasonable, that Palace are already punching above their weight.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this summer, U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts sided with the challengers, calling the abrupt NIH cancellations arbitrary and discriminatory.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Kavanaugh was the only one to address whether the government's policy was arbitrary and capricious.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Since the first South African diamond was discovered in 1867, mining has played an outsized role in shaping the country and its uniquely unequal society.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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On paper the districts are equal in population; in practice the map assigns unequal electoral weight across racial lines.—
Vince Perez,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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