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unequal

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/adjective3 syllables

Unequal means: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.

Synonyms for unequal23

adjective, as in lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

inadequate, deficient, lacking, wanting, incapable, incompetent, unequal to, short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed, unsatisfactory

adjective, as in poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

anisometric, unsymmetrical, mismatched, uneven, nonequivalent, odds-on, unbalanced, unequalized, unequalised, incommensurate

also used for unequal

disparate

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Opposites of unequal

equal

What does unequal mean?2

adjective

1

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task“inadequate training”

2

poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unequal?2

two syllables

equalsequel
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Unequal in a sentence

  • Saying no to unequal language rights isn't the same thing as paranoia.jeanne
  • The table wobbles because its legs are unequal length.Cithara
  • Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution.The_World_Factbook
  • Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law.The_World_Factbook
  • Unequal steers do not make a good pair to hitch to the plow.carlosalberto
  • Let not a beast bear a weight unequal to its strength.carlosalberto
  • I must excuse myself from the task, because I am unequal to it.Dejo
  • Latin America is one of the world's most unequal regions.Hybrid

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