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

Other Word Forms

• inequitableness noun
• inequitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inequitable¹

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

Example Sentences

The WHO urged its member states to address "potential risks" associated with AI, including "biased or low-quality outputs, automation bias, erosion of clinician skills, reduced clinician–patient interaction and inequitable outcomes for marginalised populations".

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They look to socialist leaders as heroes standing against “inequitable” establishments.

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Yes, New York’s gifted programs are inequitable in who they serve.

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The department, for instance, threatened to withhold money from schools that did not verify they were ending diversity initiatives, which were designed to address inequitable treatment of Black, Native and Latino students.

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“This is just the latest attempt by the Newsom administration to promote the woefully inadequate and inequitable voluntary agreements, undercutting bare minimum protections,” Overhouse said.

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Related Words

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