Unequal Meaning
/ʌnˈiːkwəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot the same.
adjOut of balance.
Sentence 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.
The United States is a very unequal country.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's wealth distribution was extremely ____, with the richest one percent owning most of the money.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The distribution of resources remained ____, which led to a lot of tension between the different groups this year today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's wealth distribution was extremely ____, with the richest one percent owning most of the money.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The distribution of resources remained ____, which led to a lot of tension between the different groups this year today.