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Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride.
Arthur C. Brooks

Meaning of "unequal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNEQUAL

unequal  [ʌnˈiːkwəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNEQUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unequal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNEQUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inequality

Inequality may refer to: In mathematics: ▪ Inequality ▪ Inequalities , a mathematics book by G. H. Hardy, J. E. Littlewood, and G. Pólya In healthcare: ▪ Health disparities ▪ Healthcare inequality In economics: ▪ Economic inequality ▪ Income inequality metrics ▪ International inequality ▪ Income inequality in the United States ▪ Wealth inequality in the United States In the social sciences: ▪ Educational inequality ▪ Gender inequality ▪ Participation inequality ▪ Social inequality ▪ Social equality ▪ Social stratification...

Definition of unequal in the English dictionary

The first definition of unequal in the dictionary is not equal in quantity, size, rank, value, etc. Other definition of unequal is inadequate; insufficient. Unequal is also not evenly balanced.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNEQUAL


bilingual
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
Boswell
ˈbɒzwəl
Bothwell
ˈbɒθwəl
coequal
kəʊˈiːkwəl
Cromwell
ˈkrɒmwəl
equal
ˈiːkwəl
lingual
ˈlɪŋɡwəl
maxwell
ˈmækswəl
Motherwell
ˈmʌðəwəl
multilingual
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
nonequal
ˌnɒnˈiːkwəl
Orwell
ˈɔːwəl
prequel
ˈpriːkwəl
rorqual
ˈrɔːkwəl
sequel
ˈsiːkwəl
Shadwell
ˈʃædwəl
subequal
sʌbˈiːkwəl
sublingual
sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl
trilingual
traɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
ventriloqual
vɛnˈtrɪləkwəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNEQUAL

unenthralled
unenthusiastic
unenthusiastically
unentitled
unenviable
unenviably
unenvied
unenvious
unenvying
unequable
unequaled
unequalled
unequally
unequipped
unequitable
unequivocably
unequivocal
unequivocally
unequivocalness
unerasable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNEQUAL

actual
annual
as per usual
casual
dual
homosexual
individual
intellectual
manual
mutual
Ofqual
other things being equal
sensual
servqual
sexual
spiritual
unusual
usual
virtual
visual

Synonyms and antonyms of unequal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNEQUAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unequal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unequal

Translation of «unequal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNEQUAL

Find out the translation of unequal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unequal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unequal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不平等的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desigual
570 millions of speakers

English

unequal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير متكافئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неравное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desigual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inégalitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sama rata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungleich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不平等な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불공평한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora adil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ngang nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşitsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iniquo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nierówny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерівне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inegal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelyke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ojämn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulik
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unequal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEQUAL»

The term «unequal» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEQUAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unequal

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNEQUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unequal.
1
Peter Akinola
It is wrong to use equal language for unequal actions.
2
Gloria Allred
People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.
3
Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
4
Marcus Aurelius
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
5
Lael Brainard
Women with minimal access to resources and no access to child care have limited choices that too often mean low-wage and part-time labor. In rural communities in the developing world, when women farmers have unequal access to fertilizers or training, their farm productivity lags behind men.
6
Arthur C. Brooks
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride.
7
William J. Clinton
When I think about the world I would like to leave to my daughter and the grandchildren I hope to have, it is a world that moves away from unequal, unstable, unsustainable interdependence to integrated communities - locally, nationally and globally - that share the characteristics of all successful communities.
8
Paul Dirac
I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things, which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value.
9
Will Durant
Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.
10
Henry George
What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEQUAL»

Discover the use of unequal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unequal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age
This is not simply the result of economic forces, but the product of broad-reaching policy choices in a political system dominated by partisan ideologies and the interests of the wealthy.
Larry M. Bartels, 2009
2
Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life
Here are the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of "leisure" activities; and here are families with plenty of time but little economic security.
Annette Lareau, 2011
3
America Unequal
There is nothing about a market economy, Danziger and Gottschalk argue, that ensures that a rising standard of living will reduce inequality.
Sheldon Danziger, 1995
4
Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health Or Illness
Unequal Health asks why some individuals are living longer and enjoying better health than others.
Grace Budrys, 2010
5
Unequal under Law: Race in the War on Drugs
Illuminating this elusive relationship, Unequal under Law lays out how decades of both manifest and latent racism helped shape a punitive U.S. drug policy whose onerous impact on racial minorities has been willfully ignored by Congress and ...
Doris Marie Provine, 2008
6
China's Unequal Treaties: Narrating National History
China's Unequal Treaties offers a study, based on primary sources, of the linguistic development and polemical uses of the expression "Unequal Treaties" to refer to the treaties written between 1842 and 1943.
Dong Wang, 2005
7
Inequality for All: The Challenge of Unequal Opportunity in ...
Inequality for All makes an important contribution to current debates about economic inequalities and the growing achievement gap, particularly in mathematics and science education.
William H. Schmidt, Curtis C. McKnight, 2012
8
The Global Politics of Unequal Development
This path-breaking book offers a new way of thinking about these questions, grounded in the insights of global political economy and an interpretation of contemporary global politics as a contest between competing country development ...
Anthony Payne, 2005
9
Unequal City: London in the Global Arena
Examines some of the dramatic economic and social changes that have taken place in London over the last forty years, describing how this has had major consequences for both the social structure and the built environment of London.
Chris Hamnett, 2004
10
Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal
Illuminating and oftentimes startling, Two Nations demonstrates how race has defined America's history and will continue to shape its future.
Andrew Hacker, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNEQUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unequal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unequal schools in France prompt strike, soul-searching
The plan from the Socialist-led government came after an international study ranked France among the developed world's most unequal school systems, with ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
2
Report finds that Britain's wages are the most unequal in Europe
The UK is the most unequal country in the EU, according to a new report. The Dublin foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the EU's ... «The Independent, May 15»
3
61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain …
Board of Education ruling, which proclaimed "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," The Huffington Post takes a look at the state of education ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
4
Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer? Africa's inequality struggle
Almost one out of every two Africans survives on $1.25 a day or less, and the continent hosts six out of 10 of the world's most unequal countries. Africa's ... «CNN, May 15»
5
California: The nation's most unequal state
As a result, California is the most unequal state in the nation when it comes to well-being, according to the report by Measure of America, which is a project of the ... «CNNMoney, May 15»
6
What Will It Take To End Unequal Treatment Of Blacks By The Police?
The death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody is just the latest in a long line of cases fueling the current #BlackLivesMatter protest movement, which beg ... «News One, May 15»
7
America's most unequal cities
Atlanta claims the dubious title of being the most unequal city in America, according to a new Brookings Institution report. The analysis compared the income of ... «CNNMoney, Mar 15»
8
How unequal is Ireland?
Tasc research indicates State now the most unequal country in the EU when it comes to Ireland at risk of reaching US levels of income inequality, says study ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
9
Report: The Increasingly Unequal States Of America
A study released this week supports previous reporting that income growth in America has been lopsided ever since the economy began to bounce back from ... «NPR, Jan 15»
10
America's 10 most unequal cities
But they also have the unfortunate distinction of being three of the most unequal places in America. The gap between the rich and the poor is vast. In the New ... «CNNMoney, Dec 14»

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