1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Recent Examples of inequity
We are called to resist systems that perpetuate exclusion and inequity.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Cultural biases, accessibility and systemic inequities in healthcare could turn a promising innovation into yet another mechanism that widens gaps rather than bridging them.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At first, this was a welcome development, a long overdue correction to the racial and gender inequities in artistic endeavors.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Despite decades of efforts to address healthcare inequities in the United States through programs and policies targeting social determinants of health, disparities persist across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Cultural biases, accessibility and systemic inequities in healthcare could turn a promising innovation into yet another mechanism that widens gaps rather than bridging them.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At first, this was a welcome development, a long overdue correction to the racial and gender inequities in artistic endeavors.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Despite decades of efforts to address healthcare inequities in the United States through programs and policies targeting social determinants of health, disparities persist across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequity
Noun
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Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality, it's called complicity.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Even those who oppose school choice — such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is an outspoken critic of this federal initiative — recognize the injustice of a two‑tier education system.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Saturday, the team righted some of those wrongs, even with a sloppy second-half performance.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Over the following weeks her show swells into a Greek chorus of one man’s wrongs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequity. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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