UNFAIRNESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unfairness

noun

Definition of unfairness

as in injustice

the state of being unfair or unjust the transparent unfairness of the referee's decision made her furious

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as in wrong

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal

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Recent Examples of unfairness Demonstrations began in the summer as students decried perceived unfairness in the country’s examination system. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 From there, Diamantis went on a remote media tour to bewail the unfairness of it all. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Resistance can arise from personal psychological reasons, employee predisposition or views of unfairness. — John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But Turner’s claim treats the continued existence of unfairness as proof that legal equality does not exist. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 For me, the closest cinema has come capturing that randomness and unfairness is Jane Campion’s beautiful and meditative Bright Star, which tells the love story of Romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne and of Keats’ death at 25 of tuberculosis. — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The alleged unfairness of the contract wasn’t the legal problem. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 Seeking to address that perceived unfairness and force other policy changes, Trump in his second term imposed a series of tariffs on nearly every country, including Mexico and Canada. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 July 2026 The organization’s weekly Saturday rallies have also been a venue for families grieving loss through police violence, or for celebrities to speak out about unfairness in the entertainment industry. — Aaron Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

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Advertisement Dialogue does not mean abandoning our values, excusing aggression, or accepting injustice.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Al Sharpton Al Sharpton is a minister, activist, and one of the nation’s most distinguished leaders in the fight against injustice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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