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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal
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Recent Examples of unfairness
Yet as the focus remains on federal politics, our state legislative maps and the unfairness of them cannot be a mere afterthought.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Given the more complete picture of taxation relative to income that is presented above, how should fairness and unfairness be regarded?
—Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
This overall unfairness and pain must be confronted.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
But the pandemic also exposed the grotesque unfairness of our economy and society in deeply personal ways, cutting across the red-blue divide.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
But — no different from those of any color frustrated by economic inequality — white people who see the unfairness in our current systems, from schools to retirement, are fed up and angry and rightfully want change.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Like the one eventually chosen by Katie Pavlich, who at age 6 wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton about the unfairness of a federal income tax hike.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Given the more complete picture of taxation relative to income that is presented above, how should fairness and unfairness be regarded?
—Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
This overall unfairness and pain must be confronted.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
But the pandemic also exposed the grotesque unfairness of our economy and society in deeply personal ways, cutting across the red-blue divide.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
But — no different from those of any color frustrated by economic inequality — white people who see the unfairness in our current systems, from schools to retirement, are fed up and angry and rightfully want change.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Like the one eventually chosen by Katie Pavlich, who at age 6 wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton about the unfairness of a federal income tax hike.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairness
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Types Muckraking The term muckraking, popularized during the Progressive Era (1890s–1920s), refers to an early form of investigative reporting that focused on exposing corruption, social injustice, and abuses of power.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The moral and legal imperative today is to honor, not erase, the rights that survived that injustice.—
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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There’s also the inclination to right a wrong, as in the case of Turner.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Most of what could go wrong has already been engineered against.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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