as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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Recent Examples of unfair
Get the strategic advantage of discovering your true limits
Testing your limits first gives you an unfair advantage over entrepreneurs who never discover their true capacity.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and Altadena, honored their acts of bravery and spoke about their unfair low wages.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The unfair sweepstakes are ultimately determined by a round of applause, despite the presence of Magic Mirror.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
To reveal anything else would be unfair to any future reader.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and Altadena, honored their acts of bravery and spoke about their unfair low wages.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The unfair sweepstakes are ultimately determined by a round of applause, despite the presence of Magic Mirror.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
To reveal anything else would be unfair to any future reader.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
Adjective
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When the ball dinged off the right-field foul pole, a euphoric Crow-Armstrong tossed his bat toward the Cubs dugout and pounded his chest before rounding the bases to celebrate the grand slam and second home run of the game.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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That didn’t leave enough time to evaluate if Rooker’s double bounced off the wall or the foul pole.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was brilliant (35 points), and the Thunder defense was nasty.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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But Laxe’s cadence of death is nasty and arbitrary and delightful.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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“Unfair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfair. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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