Synonyms of inequity

inequity

noun

(ˌ)i-ˈne-kwə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustice
• unfairness
• unjustness
• foulness
• dirtiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• equity
• fairness

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustice
• wrong
• injury
• unfairness
• insult
• disservice
• unjustness
• shaft
• raw deal
• indignity
• affront
• outrage
• offense
• grievance
• slight
• slur
• beef
• complaint
• put-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• equity
• justice
• fairness
• equitableness
• cricket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inequity

Yes, things can get ugly when money is involved, but usually, money just reveals the inequity or lack of honesty that was already there in the dynamic. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Oakley and Reid lean so heavily into Elinor and Marianne’s crushing disappointments and the forces holding them back in a period of vast gender inequity, that their sorrows shove the characters’ more captivating qualities to the side. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

The gap in traffic safety between Philadelphia’s richest and poorest neighborhoods is a key inequity to address. — D. Alex Quistberg, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

But Trumpism is also what Gramsci called a morbid symptom of the interregnum, an expression of a country riven by political polarization and by economic inequity, and struggling to come to terms with the waning of its singular status. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026