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Synonyms for unfairly
un·fair·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
unfairly, below the beltadverb
in an unfair manner
"they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
Synonyms:
below the belt
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unfairly":
unjustly, inequitably, wrongly, wrongfully, unduly, disloyally, unequally, improperly, unjustifiably, illegitimately, undeservedly, falsely, unreasonably
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#22598 | improperly | |
#26399 | wrongly | |
#26408 | falsely | |
#30416 | unfairly | |
#33119 | unduly | |
#35232 | unreasonably | |
#51455 | unjustly | |
#53536 | wrongfully | |
#106995 | unequally | |
#135764 | unjustifiably | |
#233788 | illegitimately | |
#249943 | undeservedly |
How to use unfairly in a sentence?
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang:
After the United States unfairly raised tariffs against China, China immediately put into effect raised tariffs on some U.S. goods.
While the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ended a shameful injustice against LGBTQ Americans serving in our armed forces, its legacy continues to burden the women and men unfairly ousted under the discriminatory policy.
Senate Republicans mounted a partisan filibuster against a very straightforward piece of legislation to help provide equal pay to women, it's shocking that my Republican colleagues believe that the Senate has no role to play in defending the rights of women who are unfairly and illegally discriminated against in the workplace.
My friend @GovDunleavy of the Great State of Alaska, is being treated very unfairly by the Democrats because he is doing an unbelievable job and fulfilling every one of his promises.
I contacted them earlier this year about the case of some Russian walkers that were competing while they were banned. . Tallent wants drug cheats named and shamed, worrying that if they go unpunished, clean competitors could unfairly be tarred with the same brush.
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