as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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Read Next National Are trade deficits necessarily unfair?
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Gwynne Wilcox, meanwhile, has served on the National Labor Relations Board, which resolves hundreds of unfair labor practice cases every year.
—Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The President has an opportunity on Monday to call a time out and have the time to execute on fixing an unfair tariff system.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: Trump is right that plenty of countries engage in unfair trade practices, and that globalization has hollowed out key parts of America's industrial base.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Gwynne Wilcox, meanwhile, has served on the National Labor Relations Board, which resolves hundreds of unfair labor practice cases every year.
—Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The President has an opportunity on Monday to call a time out and have the time to execute on fixing an unfair tariff system.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: Trump is right that plenty of countries engage in unfair trade practices, and that globalization has hollowed out key parts of America's industrial base.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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Verdugo had one more at-bat, closing out the bottom of the eighth inning with a foul pop out off another reliever, Cole Sands.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Pistons foul at one of the highest rates in the league, and both Brunson and Towns will get their share of points from the floor and foul line.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Switching out a pump in a pit filled with raw sewage is nasty work.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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The bear is back and things may stay nasty for the rest of 2025.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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