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 Funding schools with local wealth is inherently inequitable, but voters are much more likely to support raising local taxes over state ones. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 The initiative was approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2016 as a temporary way to analyze systemic issues that cause inequitable gender treatment and outcomes, and identify responses to help address those concerns. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Our current property tax system is a deeply inequitable two-tier system that discriminates against first time homebuyers. — Dale V.c. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for inequitable

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Some also called for a reform of the university admissions system, seen by many as complex and unfair.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump has imposed new tariffs on Brazilian goods this year, including a 25% levy on some products over what the US described as unfair trade practices.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfair

Adjective

The agency also raised concerns about unequal treatment in employment, while acknowledging that incomplete records limited its conclusions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
And like many on the margins, Kanchan was proud of her right to vote — a rare equalizer in unequal India.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unequal

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And though some Palestinians were justly fighting to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and to create an independent state, others were waging an unjust war to destroy Israel altogether.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
The fourth possibility is that Cold War II will end an unjust peace.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

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