unfair

UK /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/ US /ʌnˈfɛɚ/

adj 4verb 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

consider sth, regard sth as, think sth

Many people regard the new tax policy as unfair to working families.

ADV

extremely, grossly, terribly, very

The referee's penalty decision seemed extremely unfair to our team.

quite, totally, utterly, wholly | a bit, a little, pretty, rather, slightly | blatantly, demonstrably, patently

PREP

It seems unfair to expect someone to work without a proper break.

Definitions

adj

Not fair.

It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.

Not fair.

verb

to make ugly

Those hours that with gentle work did frame / The lovely gaze where every eye doth dwell / Will play the tyrants to the very same / And that unfair which fairly doth excel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not fair

unjust

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

Wiktionary

He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning

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Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through th

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Those hours that with gentle work did frame / The lovely gaze where every eye doth dwell / Will play the tyrants to the very same / And that unfair which fairly doth excel.

Wiktionary

You should have refused such an unfair proposal.

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Unfair tariffs are imposed on foreign products.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, unfair is marked as archaic, obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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