Synonyms for double standard
dou·ble stan·dard

Princeton's WordNet

1. double standardnoun

   an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

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1. • Ethic

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1. Shipbreaking Platform Jenssen:

   Our role is to promote clean and safe solutions and to make sure that there is no double standard in the way the environment and workers are protected around the world, it is key to make sure that the surrounding environment is not contaminated. This is impossible on a tidal beach, as is cleaning up an oil spill.

2. Richard Thompson:

   Such discriminatory treatment of Christianity is an unconstitutional promotion of one religion over another, united States Supreme Court precedent does not create a double standard that allows for the promotion of Islam in our public schools while disallowing and silencing teachings of Christianity and Judaism.

3. Roz Rothstein:

   It is very concerning that the [DSG] president has chosen to veto recognition of Duke’s SSI chapter based on the misguided notion that calling out false and inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric online is unethical. SSI had every right to respond to the polemics, and the student who posted her opinion about having an SSI group on campus should have expected a response to her antisemitic comment.Penalizing the SSI group for responding to an antisemitic comment represents a double standard.We call on Duke’s student government to reverse this poor decision.

4. Marco Rubio:

   This is another example of the double standard that exists in this country between the mainstream media and the conservative movement.

5. Jonathan Alpert:

   37 Things White People Need To Stop Ruining In 2018. i think the fat-shaming is more evidence of that. You have people who are essentially making fun of the president’s weight... I think there is a double-standard, or maybe it’s a triple-standard because typically men are n’t fat shamed.