What is another word for unequal?
Synonyms for unequal
ʌnˈi kwəlun·equal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
unequal
Synonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessAntonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unequal
Synonyms:
uneven, not alike, irregular, insufficient, inadequate, illmatched
Princeton's WordNet
unequaladjective
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
Synonyms:
inadequateAntonyms:
half-and-half, level(p), even, equidistant, close, quits, tantamount(p), coequal, isometrical, tight, coordinate, tied(p), equilateral, equivalent, isometric, isothermal, isoclinic, fifty-fifty, isochronous, isoclinal, isochronal, equalinadequate, unequaladjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
"inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"
Synonyms:
inadequate, short, poorAntonyms:
isometric, coordinate, isoclinal, quits, equivalent, isoclinic, tantamount(p), even, equal, tied(p), level(p), isothermal, half-and-half, equidistant, tight, isometrical, equilateral, coequal, close, isochronal, fifty-fifty, isochronous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unequaladjective
unequaladjective
Synonyms:
inferior, inadequate, insufficientunequaladjective
Synonyms:
disproportioned, ill-matchedunequaladjective
Synonyms:
irregular, not equable, not uniform
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unequaladjective
Synonyms:
unmatched, uneven, disparate, ill-balanced, disproportioned, incommensurate, inequitable, inequable, irregular, inadequate, insufficient
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unequal":
uneven, inequality, inequitable, unfair, patchy, mixed, ragged, skewed, unbalanced, inegalitarian, lopsided, spotty, disparate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#746 | short | |
#1711 | poor | |
#3036 | mixed | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10226 | useless | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#10658 | unfair | |
#12286 | inequality | |
#13587 | irregular | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#20528 | unsatisfactory | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#21612 | uneven | |
#22809 | disparate | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#24911 | incompetent | |
#25409 | unequal | |
#26977 | disqualified | |
#27233 | ragged | |
#28501 | unbalanced | |
#29086 | unqualified | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#30994 | skewed | |
#36031 | patchy | |
#51084 | spotty | |
#62323 | lopsided | |
#63732 | inequitable |
How to use unequal in a sentence?
We shouldn't be surprised when unequal and segregated organizations say racist things. Of course they do.
It’s unequal treatment before the law. The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act is being used to coerce businesses to participate in events that violate their consciences.
The three adults in the New Jersey case may all be excellent parents individually, but they should not have tried to create a family together, surely they knew at the outset that their ‘family’ had unequal support for one of the three adults and was inherently unstable as a result. Possibly their enthusiasm for raising a child caused them to overlook this fact, but it could not be overlooked for 18 years.
The underlying premise of the Thomas Brown decision -- i.e. that' separate but equal is inherently unequal' -- is beyond dispute and judges can express their agreement with that principle without calling into question their ability to apply the law faithfully to cases raising similar issues.
We know women are dying due to unequal heart attack care -- and now we've identified the shortfalls we need to target to save lives.
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