INEQUITIES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

inequities

noun

plural of inequity

as in injustices

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits

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Recent Examples of inequities America is preparing the next generation for a future defined by chronic disease, mental health challenges and widening health inequities. — Jordan Schriver, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Like me, the children and families in the neighborhood surrounding the Obama center face social and economic inequities. — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 The horrific legacy of slavery, which produced inequities and exclusion, will not be uprooted with resolutions and holidays. — Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026 Parents and advocates warn that fragmented oversight will deepen inequities for students with disabilities nationwide. — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 But as wealth inequities simultaneously reach new extremes, the transfer has amplified questions about whether wealthy families are moving fast in their promises of impactful giving. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Their viewpoints are only represented through archive footage, and their distancing from the project suggests lingering dissatisfaction with the inequities surrounding money and creative credit. — Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 It was completed last month and shows persistent inequities and challenges related to housing affordability, food access, transportation, income and education. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Earlier this year, the CSU system ended a three-year legal battle with two former Cal State San Bernardino administrators who alleged they were fired or pushed to resign after reporting gender inequities, discrimination and harassment. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026

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The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.

— Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026

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Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.

— Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
So did two wrongs make a right?

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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