as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated.
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Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That same passion for justice has inspired her to write novels and screenplays about women with strong moral compasses who fight for what’s right against corporate greed, right-wing environmental forces, unjust legal prosecutions, and toxic masculinity.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil's supporters argue that his arrest is unjust and targets his First Amendment rights, while his detractors believe his protests incited violence against Jewish students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
At the witch’s palace, Elli bonds with the Winkies, persuading them that serving a cruel ruler is unjust, and convinces them to rise up and free themselves.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That same passion for justice has inspired her to write novels and screenplays about women with strong moral compasses who fight for what’s right against corporate greed, right-wing environmental forces, unjust legal prosecutions, and toxic masculinity.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Khalil's supporters argue that his arrest is unjust and targets his First Amendment rights, while his detractors believe his protests incited violence against Jewish students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
At the witch’s palace, Elli bonds with the Winkies, persuading them that serving a cruel ruler is unjust, and convinces them to rise up and free themselves.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the tariffs would offset unfair treatment the U.S. has faced for decades.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Still, Leavitt said the high tariffs are unfair for Americans, and the United States should charge the same, in kind.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What follows is a twisted examination of motherhood and the arbitrary expectations of adulthood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is less sound economic policymaking than the arbitrary dispersal of favors.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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The state’s Indigenous children suffer the greatest consequences because most rural school districts are predominantly Alaska Native — a population that was long forced to attend separate and unequal schools.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a country marred with unequal land distribution based on race, the government uses expropriation as a tool to address systemic land inequality and dispossession.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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