INEQUITABLE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

inequitable

adjective

Definition of inequitable

as in unfair

formal not fair or equal They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.

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Recent Examples of inequitable Another option is to treat the recent analysis as technical confirmation that the current system is brittle and inequitable, and use that to argue for a deeper change. — David Sathuluri, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 And according to Goldin, machine learning systems can inadvertently carry out inequitable practices. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Many later critiqued the movement as an individualistic framework that supported privileged women and failed to put the onus on the inequitable systems at play. — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 22 May 2026 But those are downstream effects of a more fundamental issue, the inequitable way in how growth is approved. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for inequitable

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Adjective

Trump filed the lawsuit in December seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing it of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
That seems rather unfair on those who operated well under their PSR limit, and a concession offered by the EFL arrives in the form of a transitional ‘allowable headroom injection’.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfair

Adjective

Over time, these unequal dynamics can influence promotion decisions, compensation outcomes and perceptions of leadership readiness.

— Lauren Russell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
As the representatives of the global North’s industrial might bridge the same chasm that stands between today’s migrants and the United States, Restrepo considers the unequal flows of people and property between the Americas.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unequal

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The lawsuit includes claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024 for misappropriation, unjust enrichment, false advertising, infringement and related claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unjust

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