unequal

CEFRB2

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not equal in size, amount, value, or status.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

Examples

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

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Out of balance.

  2. Not the same.

  3. Erratic, inconsistent.

More examples

In context

  • The United States is a very unequal country.

  • unequal to the task

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).