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   Un·e·qual

   /ˌənˈēkwəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not equal in quantity, size, or value: "two rooms of unequal size" Similar differentdifferingdissimilarunlikeunalikeunidenticaldisparatenot uniformunmatchednot matchingunevenunbalancedasymmetricalunsymmetricallopsidedirregularrandomfluctuatingvaryingvariableOpposite equalidentical
   • ▪ not fair, evenly balanced, or having equal advantage: "the ownership of capital is unequal in this country" Similar unfairunjustrandomdisproportionateinequitablebiasedprejudicedone-sidedunevenunfairunjustinequitableill-matchedunbalancedlopsidedOpposite fairequalfairevenly balancedneck and neck
   • 2. not having the ability or resources to meet a challenge: "she felt unequal to the task before her" Similar inadequate forinsufficient forincapable ofunqualified forunsuited tounfitted forincompetent atnot up tofound wanting ininformal:not cut out forOpposite equalcompetent

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing considered to be different from another in status or level: "I have lived for fifty years as an unequal in this country"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unequally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

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