unequal

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

discriminatory, due, most, opaque

VERB + UNEQUAL

am, bear, born, saying

UNEQUAL + NOUN

activity, circumstances, country, earth, enforcement, language, length, nation

PREP.

into, on

ADV.

sometimes

Definitions

adj

Not the same.

Out of balance.

Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

unequal to the task

Erratic, inconsistent.

Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.

noun

One who is not an equal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

inadequate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

unequal to the task

Wiktionary

Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.

Wiktionary

I must excuse myself from the task, because I am unequal to it.

Tatoeba · #254378

I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract disadvantageous to men.

Tatoeba · #401966

Saying no to unequal language rights isn't the same thing as paranoia.

Tatoeba · #460345

The United States is a very unequal country.

Tatoeba · #3132999

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