I must excuse myself from the task, because I am unequal to it.
Source: tatoeba (254378)
Unequal
//ʌnˈiːkwəl//
Synonyms for "unequal" (172 found)
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Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (51)
disjoineddisorderlydisparatedisproportionatedissimilardissonantdistantdistinctdistinguisheddivaricatedivergentdivergingdiversdiversediversifieddiversiformeccentriceroseerraticfitful
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flickeringfluctuatinggutteringhaltingherky-jerkyheterocliteheterogeneousill-matchedill-sortedillegalimmethodicalimpulsivein disagreementinaccordantincompatibleincongruousinconsistentinconsonantinconstantinequitableinharmoniousiniquitousinsufficientintermittentintermittingirreconcilableirregularjaggedjerky
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (86)
lopsidedlurchingmanymercurialmotleymultifariousmutablenonconformistnonequivalentnonstandardnonsymmetricalnonuniformoddodds onoff balanceoff-balanceotherotherwiseout of proportionoverbalanced
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patchypluralisticpoles apartpoles asunderraggedramblingroughscrappyseparateseparatedseveralskewskewedsnatchyspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticsporadicspottystaggeringunalikeuncertainunconformableundeservedundueunequableunequalisedunequitableunevenunjustunlawfulunlikeunmeetunmeritedunmethodicalunmetricalunorthodoxunreasonableunregularunrhythmicalunrightfulunsettledunsimilarunstableunsteadyunsystematicununiformunworthyvariablevariantvariedvariegatedvariformvariousvaryingveeringwanderingwaveringwidely apartwobblingwobblyworlds apartwrongwrongful
Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
Translations
23 translations across 16 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄνισος adj (not the same)
Bulgarian
3 entries- нееднакъв adj (not the same)
- неравен adj (not the same)
- неуравновесен adj (out of balance)
Catalan
1 entries- desigual adj (not the same)
Chinese
1 entries- 不公平 adj (not the same)
Czech
1 entries- nerovný adj (not the same)
Dutch
1 entries- ongelijk adj (not the same)
Esperanto
2 entries- malegala adj (not the same)
- senekvilibra adj (out of balance)
Finnish
3 entries- epätasapainoinen adj (out of balance)
- eri adj (not the same)
- erilainen adj (not the same)
German
1 entries- ungleich adj (not the same)
Irish
1 entries- míchothrom adj (out of balance)
Italian
2 entries- diseguale adj (not the same)
- impari adj (out of balance)
Latin
2 entries- impar adj (not the same)
- inīquus adj (not the same)
Portuguese
1 entries- desigual adj (not the same)
Romanian
1 entries- inegal adj (not the same)
Spanish
1 entries- desigual adj (not the same)
Tagalog
1 entries- ditumbas adj (not the same)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I think that Japan's marriage system is an unequal and discriminatory contract disadvantageous to men.
Source: tatoeba (401966)
Saying no to unequal language rights isn't the same thing as paranoia.
Source: tatoeba (460345)
For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.
Source: tatoeba (796116)
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