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| Main Entry: | inequality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prejudice; lack of balance |
| Synonyms: | asperity, bias, contrast, difference, discrimination, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, diversity, injustice, irregularity, roughness, variation, dissimilitude, imparity, incommensurateness, one-sidedness, partisanship, preferentiality, unequivalence, unevenness, unfairness, unjustness |
| Antonyms: | balance, equality, evenness, similarity |
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| Main Entry: | inequality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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unequal, uneven, disparate, partial; unbalanced, overbalanced; top-heavy, lopsided, biased, skewed; disquiparant.
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haud passibus aequis [Vergil].
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| Antonyms: | equality |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, converse, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, incompatibility, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, opposition, reverse, variance, variation, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, differentiation, dissimilitude, heterogeneity, incongruousness, oppositeness, unlikeness |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Antonyms: | agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity, homogeneousness |
| Main Entry: | disparity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | discrepancy, disproportion, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, gap, imbalance, incongruity, inequality, variation, alterity, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divergency, diverseness, imparity, otherness, unevenness, unlikeness |
| Antonyms: | equality, likeness, sameness, similarity, alikeness |
| Main Entry: | disproportion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imbalance |
| Synonyms: | difference, discrepancy, disparity, inadequacy, inequality, insufficiency, irregularity, asymmetry, imparity, lopsidedness, unevenness, unsuitableness |
| Antonyms: | balance, equality, evenness, parity, proportion |
| Main Entry: | injustice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfair treatment; bias |
| Synonyms: | abuse, breach, crime, damage, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, oppression, outrage, partiality, prejudice, railroad*, ruin, transgression, trespass, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing, crying shame, dirty deal, onesidedness, partisanship, sellout, unfairness, unjustness, unlawfulness |
| Antonyms: | equality, equity, ethics, fairness, impartiality, justice, morality, lawfulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mismatch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disparity |
| Synonyms: | discrepancy, disproportion, dissimilarity, divergence, imbalance, incongruity, inequality, dissemblance, divergency, diverseness, imparity, unevenness |
| Main Entry: | sexism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sex discrimination |
| Synonyms: | bias, bigotry, chauvinism, inequality, inequity, partiality, prejudice |
| Main Entry: | variation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference; alternative |
| Synonyms: | aberration, abnormality, adaptation, alteration, bend, break, change, contrast, curve, departure, deviation, digression, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, fluctuation, inequality, innovation, modification, mutation, novelty, shift, swerve, turn, variety, contradistinction, deflection, departure from the norm, displacement, dissimilitude, diversification, unconformity |
| Antonyms: | agreement, root, similarity, source |
| Main Entry: | imbalance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of balance |
| Synonyms: | disproportion, inequality, shortcoming, asymmetry, lopsidedness, unevenness |
| Main Entry: | inconsistency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrepancy |
| Synonyms: | deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inequality, paradox, variance, contrariety, disproportionateness, inconsonance, unlikeness |
| Antonyms: | congruity, consistency, similarity |
| Main Entry: | difference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissimilarity, distinctness |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, anomaly, antithesis, change, characteristic, contrast, departure, deviation, digression, discrepancy, disparity, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, idiosyncrasy, inequality, irregularity, nonconformity, opposition, peculiarity, separation, variance, variation, variety, asymmetry, contrariety, contrariness, discongruity, dissemblance, heterogeneity, particularity, separateness, singularity, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxness |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concurrence, conformity, likeness, sameness, similarity, uniformity, alikeness |
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