iniquitous

American  

[ih-nik-wi-tuhs] / ɪˈnɪk wɪ təs /

adjective

1. characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

   Synonyms:

   wrong, unjust, base, evil, perverse, nefarious, flagitious

   Antonyms:

   righteous

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Other Word Forms

• iniquitously adverb
• iniquitousness noun
• uniniquitous adjective
• uniniquitously adverb
• uniniquitousness noun

Etymology

Origin of iniquitous

First recorded in 1720–30; iniquit(y) + -ous

Example Sentences

Labour's shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycock said his party would “finish the job of finally bringing the archaic and iniquitous leasehold system to an end”.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

She can’t summon Jason from the depths to smite the iniquitous.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Damond’s father, John Ruszcyzk, and her fiance, Don Damond, issued a joint statement on behalf of both families, saying they applauded the decision to charge Noor “as one step toward justice for this iniquitous act.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2018

These cosseted beneficiaries of an iniquitous order are also quick to ostracise the stray dissenter among them, as the case of Greece reveals.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2015

Poverty and hard work had inflicted iniquitous damage on both.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller