inequitable

[ in-ek-wi-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not equitable; unjust or unfair:

   an inequitable decision.

inequitable

/ ɪnˈɛkwɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. not equitable; unjust or unfair

Derived Forms

• inˈequitableness, noun
• inˈequitably, adverb

Other Words From

• in·equi·ta·ble·ness noun
• in·equi·ta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inequitable¹

First recorded in 1660–17; in- ³ + equitable

Example Sentences

That might sound almost too easy, but in an increasingly polarized and inequitable world, looking out for and caring for each other is vital when faced with extreme weather events like flooding, heatwaves and wildfire.

From Time

So it should be no surprise that his response to studies finding inequitable treatment is that SDPD leadership should listen to the community and adapt accordingly.

From Voice of San Diego

Access to child care has been identified as a growing national problem, spurred by sky-high costs for parents and the inequitable supply of childcare centers across the nation.

From ProPublica

However, the much more efficient approach is to ship vaccine to other countries, where their people can be vaccinated in greater numbers and without the inconvenience, expense, and inequitable impact of personal international travel.

From MIT Technology Review

The inequitable impacts of the pandemic are well documented, but what we can do as marketers is not.

From Search Engine Land

He supported policies that redistributed wealth to attempt to ensure a less inequitable society.

From The Daily Beast

First, in moral terms, the current rate structure is grossly inequitable.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, they were a disaster for the economy, and brutally inequitable.

From The Daily Beast

We cannot merely try to recapture the stilted, inequitable, broken economy we left behind.

From The Daily Beast

Franklin objected to Dickinson's proposal of one vote per state on the ground that it was an inequitable arrangement.

From Project Gutenberg

The amendment confines its donations to the old States, and, so doing, makes an inequitable discrimination in their favor.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus has the idealist conspired with the materialist to keep actual life impoverished and inequitable.

From Project Gutenberg

The wicked are dispersed among the clouds, as are also the poor and lowly, an inequitable disposition worthy of a theocracy!

From Project Gutenberg

They complement the uninvited poor; both are largely a product of unjust and inequitable social conditions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arbitrary
• biased
• discriminatory
• one-sided
• prejudiced
• unbalanced
• unequal
• unethical
• unjust