as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
Many have called into question the investigation itself, and there are a number of civil rights and legal experts who have called the conviction itself unjust.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
If your work begins veering away from your values, that’s the space to occupy — where awareness of injustice remains acute; where ethical choices, however small, still exist; and where individual acts of conscience, even within an unjust system, can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Handy grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and like a lot of other teens in the late 90s and early 2000s, aspired to become the next big hip-hop artist using his lyrics to share stories of protest and resistance against an unjust system.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
But at least there remains bipartisan recognition that drug war criminal penalties are often unjust.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
If your work begins veering away from your values, that’s the space to occupy — where awareness of injustice remains acute; where ethical choices, however small, still exist; and where individual acts of conscience, even within an unjust system, can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Handy grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and like a lot of other teens in the late 90s and early 2000s, aspired to become the next big hip-hop artist using his lyrics to share stories of protest and resistance against an unjust system.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
But at least there remains bipartisan recognition that drug war criminal penalties are often unjust.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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That was going to be unfair to every single girl on this team.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2025
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Investigators were pursuing about 3,200 active complaints of racial discrimination, including unfair discipline and racial harassment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The price isn’t unreasonable given the amount of detail that went into designing it and the combination of functions, including the antimicrobial and cooling materials, as well as its adaptability.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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This protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who’s ever thrown a pitch or swung a bat knows that the umpire decides in the end — and those decisions have felt arbitrary and highly personal at times.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s arbitrary 75-day pause on the TikTok ban would expire April 5, 2025.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unequal level of investment has persisted leading to a lack of free or affordable public spaces in communities of color.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Being here can give an impression of political stability and affluence, but many say beneath that veneer lies widespread surveillance, repression and unequal development.—
Guerchom Ndebo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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