as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
To all but the most rabid leftists, this result is grossly unjust.
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Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
The Russian government responded to the scandal by calling the punishments unjust and an example of anti-Russian sentiment.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile a breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment case against Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon and others remains alive for now, with a similar summary judgment motion still pending.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated.
—Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unjust
Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
The Russian government responded to the scandal by calling the punishments unjust and an example of anti-Russian sentiment.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile a breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment case against Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon and others remains alive for now, with a similar summary judgment motion still pending.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated.
—Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
Adjective
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Critics argue that the lack of competition and captive audience at airports give vendors unfair pricing power.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The administration accuses other countries of erecting unfair trade barriers to keep out American exports and using underhanded tactics to promote their own.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The responses, submitted by a fairly arbitrary group of women, range from profound to half-hearted.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Too many leaders seek to lead down by being authoritative, by pushing dictates on people and relentlessly driving forward toward arbitrary goals and deadlines.—
Andrew Deutscher,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The state’s Indigenous children suffer the greatest consequences because most rural school districts are predominantly Alaska Native — a population that was long forced to attend separate and unequal schools.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a country marred with unequal land distribution based on race, the government uses expropriation as a tool to address systemic land inequality and dispossession.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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