Synonyms for unfair
- adjective
Most common
no fair unreasonable unjust inequitable one-sided dishonest uncandid
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Unjust — not fair. Not just
unjust, inequitable, unreasonable, no fair, foul, wrongful, unrighteous, shan, lenns, unequitable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not fair. Not just.
It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
Related words
- Word family
- unfairly unfairness unfavorable
Example sentences
- unreasonable You can't reason with someone who is unreasonable.
- unjust Many unjust and bad things are done out of habit.
- inequitable You claim an inequitable exchange on asymmetrical bases.
- dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unfair | falling | |
| unreasonable | falling | |
| unjust | steady | |
| inequitable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1, shan1
- 5 letters
- dirty2, lenns
- 6 letters
- unjust2
- 7 letters
- partial2
- 8 letters
- wrongful2, uncandid
- 9 letters
- dishonest3
- 11 letters
- inequitable5, unrighteous, unequitable
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).