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[ uhn-ee-kwuhl ] / ʌnˈi kwəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unequal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities. not adequate, as in amount, power, ability, etc. (usually followed by to): strength unequal to the task. not evenly proportioned or balanced; not having the parts alike or symmetrical: an unequal leaf. uneven or variable in character, quality, etc. Obsolete. inequitable; unfair; unjust. noununequals, persons or things not equal to each other: a contest between obvious unequals. Origin of unequalFirst recorded in 1525–35; un-1 + equal OTHER WORDS FROM unequalun·e·qual·ly, adverbun·e·qual·ness, nounsub·un·e·qual, adjectivesub·un·e·qual·ly, adverb sub·un·e·qual·ness, noun Words nearby unequalun-English, unenlightened, unentered, unenthusiastic, unenviable, unequal, unequaled, unequalled, unequipped, unequitable, unequivocal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unequalBut at the same time, markets involve people in new roles and relationships, which can feel just as mandatory and unequal. Why Your Waiter Hates You|Jedediah Purdy|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The problem comes in when unequal economic power extorts emotional work. Why Your Waiter Hates You|Jedediah Purdy|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST This has produced an unearthing of the unequal and unfair policing of African Americans rampant across this nation. From the Levant to Ferguson to Baltimore, The Most Violent Summer in Years|Gene Robinson|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The soul of the nation is at stake as long as America maintains vicious rule over separate and unequal legal systems. How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List|David Masciotra|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are separate and unequal arrangements, even more so now because the federal government does not recognize them. Former GOP State Chairman: New Jersey and Gay Marriage Belong Together|Tom Wilson|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST She smelled him of drink, felt the unequal pull of his swaying grasp on the back of her rocking-chair. Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence The hand of Death is said to be unjust or unequal, as Virgil was considerably older than Tibullus, at his decease. Fugitive Pieces|George Gordon Noel Byron And at last you give up the unequal struggle and try to make the best of it. The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird The tubes are adnate, their mouths large, unequal; lemon-yellow. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard But the most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. The Federalist Papers|Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
British Dictionary definitions for unequal
adjectivenot equal in quantity, size, rank, value, etc (foll by to) inadequate; insufficient not evenly balanced (of character, quality, etc) irregular; varying; inconsistent (of a contest, etc) having competitors of different ability obsolete unjust Derived forms of unequalunequally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unequaluneven, differing, inequitable, one-sided, disproportionate, unbalanced, disparate, dissimilar, distant, divergent, diverse, incommensurate, odd, unlike, unmatched, variable, various, varying, weird, mismatched |