unequal
unequal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. Shak.
- 2.Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem.
- 3.Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain.
- 4.(Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ablude
- all
- alteration
- and
- another
- apart
- apple
- bad
- bias
- bigotry
- box
- breach
- change
- characteristic
- color
- contradistinction
- contrast
- cry
- custom
- daedal
- delicate
- differ
- difference
- different
- differentia
- differently
- disagreement
- discriminate
- discrimination
- discriminative
- disparity
- dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinguishable
- distinguishing
- divaricate
- divers
- diverse
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is unequal.
- What is not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem called?
- What is not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain called?
- What is not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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