Synonyms for unjust
- adjective
Most common
immoral wrongful inequitable iniquitous unfair unreasonable unwarrantable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Iniquitous
iniquitous, inequitable, wrong, wrongful, immoral, unrighteous, foul, wicked
2. Unfair
unfair, unreasonable, unmerited, invidious, undeserved, shan, lenns
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not fair, just or right.
The solution was very unjust.
Related words
- Phrases
- unjust enrichment
Example sentences
- immoral Be immoral, cheat and steal. Such people live well.
- wrongful Tom sued his employer for wrongful termination.
- inequitable You claim an inequitable exchange on asymmetrical bases.
- unfair You didn't have to accept such an unfair proposal.
- unreasonable You can't reason with someone who is unreasonable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unjust | steady | |
| immoral | steady | |
| wrongful | steady | |
| inequitable | falling | |
| iniquitous | falling | |
| unfair | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1, shan1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, lenns
- 6 letters
- unfair2, wicked2
- 7 letters
- immoral3
- 8 letters
- wrongful2
- 9 letters
- invidious4, unmerited
- 10 letters
- undeserved3, iniquitous
- 11 letters
- inequitable5, unrighteous
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4
- 13 letters
- unwarrantable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unfair2 = 2 syllables).