unequally

adverb

Definition of unequallynext
as in differently

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Recent Examples of unequally In their view, being equal means that people are the same in all ways that matter legally; policies built on group differences must therefore be rejected as treating people unequally before the law. — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Federal Aviation Administration rules bar cities from treating airlines unequally, and the council's action put $90 million in federal grant funding in jeopardy, according to one council member. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026 But its outputs can still produce what researchers call disparate impact – unequal harm, distributed unequally. — Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 This means that changes in fertilizer prices affect different crop prices unequally, with corn being disproportionately impacted. — E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 It was built by generations of people, often unequally rewarded and unequally remembered, who carried the nation forward together. — John Hope Bryant, Time, 28 Mar. 2026 Russia’s mobilization is unequally distributed. — Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026 In Houston, cost-of-living concerns were more unequally felt than in Chicago. — Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026 Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unequally
  1. differently
  2. diversely
  3. otherwise
  4. unevenly
  5. variously
Adverb
  • Today’s Theme Everyone solves crosswords differently, and there’s no specific order you’re meant to solve in; do what works best for you.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Some scenes in Ba’s Book, such as one in which father and daughter disagree on how detailed a certain reenactment has to be, also remind viewers that different people process the world differently.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • Those folks who stayed home, however, missed a diversely entertaining evening of rock ‘n’ roll from three bands who each hail from different realms of the classic rock world.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Five rounds of testing accumulated more than 18,000 miles in order to land on a solution for diversely challenging terrain, including wet rock and wet dirt.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of diversely
Adverb
  • For this new chapter in Britain, the son of King Charles III and his family have made their home in the Cotswolds, an idyllic region west of London that is popular with celebrities and the otherwise well-to-do.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that posits that a little bit of red in a room elevates otherwise boring compositions with an unexpected jolt of energy.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of otherwise
Adverb
  • Such direct observations can be detailed, but they are often limited to near-coastal regions and unevenly distributed, while many of the most important stages of hurricane development occur over the open ocean where direct observations are sparse.
    — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As wet electrodes get thicker, the liquid binder migrates unevenly during drying, ruining the battery‘s structure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of unevenly
Adverb
  • As on the original album, Wonder plays most of the instruments on the EP’s songs, including drums, GX-1-Dream Machine, Bass-GX-1-Dream Machine, Fender Rhodes, and electric bass, variously, in addition to singing.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Benjamin Satterley, the high-flying champion wrestler known variously to AEW and WWE fans as Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, has died.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of variously

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“Unequally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unequally. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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