Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not the same in any measurable aspect, such as extent or quantity.
- adjective Not the same as another in rank or social position.
- adjective Consisting of ill-matched opponents.
- adjective Having unbalanced sides or parts; asymmetric.
- adjective Not even or consistent; variable.
- adjective Not having the required abilities; inadequate.
- adjective Not fair.
- noun One that is not the equal of another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not equal; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, quality, strength, talents, age, station, etc.
- Inadequate; insufficient; inferior: as, his strength was unequal to the task.
- Not balanced or matched; disproportioned; one-sided; hence, inequitable; unfair; unjust; partial.
- Not equable; not uniform; irregular: as, unequal pulsations.
- Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical: thus, an unequal leaf is one in which the parenchyma is not developed symmetrically on each side of the midrib or stalk. Also called
oblique . - In entomology, composed of parts or joints of different forms: as, unequal palpi or antennæ.
- noun One not equal to another in station, power, ability, age, or the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like.
- adjective Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair.
- adjective Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven.
- adjective Not adequate or sufficient; inferior.
- adjective (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not the
same . - adjective Out of
balance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Etymologies
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Examples
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Protesters object to corporate influence on politics and what they call an unequal distribution of wealth.
Veteran Reportedly Shoots Self At Occupy Protest In Vermont AP 2011
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Protesters object to corporate influence on politics and what they call an unequal distribution of wealth.
Veteran Reportedly Shoots Self At Occupy Protest In Vermont AP 2011
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Protesters object to corporate influence on politics and what they call an unequal distribution of wealth.
Veteran Reportedly Shoots Self At Occupy Protest In Vermont AP 2011
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Protesters object to corporate influence on politics and what they call an unequal distribution of wealth.
Veteran Reportedly Shoots Self At Occupy Protest In Vermont AP 2011
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It's what I call the unequal dialogue because the politicians ultimately have to be in charge.
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime 2002
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To the abrupt drop of basic products, you have to add the reduced possibilities of buying manufactured products, which we call unequal trade, he stressed.
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Historically too, what we know as unequal trade has prevailed, What does that mean?
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Yet, in the several intervals between these periods, they have exhausted the powers of their rhetoric and the vehemence of their vindictive passions, in denouncing what they term the unequal asperities of the social and political surface.
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Kathmandu: United CPN (Maoist) activists burnt copies of some Nepal-India treaties which they termed unequal, including the Sugauli Treaty, the 1950 Treaty of Friendship and the
WN.com - Articles related to Assam militants cannot set up base again: Bhutan PM Thinley (Interview) 2010
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Serious achievement gaps demonstrate that racially separate schools remain unequal across the United States, and school finance data confirms that high spending schools continue to outspend low-spending schools by at least three to one in most states.
The Courts 2009
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