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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustness
Noun
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Political instability, systemic injustice, and social anxiety have become defining features of modern life, and horror is uniquely suited to confront them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Calvert-Lewin’s miss was entirely self-inflicted, of course, but the manner of Gudmundsson’s dismissal — the injustice of it — can poison a team’s collective temperament.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That leads to a comedy of mistaken identities and a comical, if well-intentioned, plot to right wrongs.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet proved the faux-pas wrong in head-to-toe bubblegum-pink, courtesy of Chrome Hearts.—
Amber Rambharose,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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