iniquitous
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9.8
- adjective
- /ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/
- Formal
- As the officially ascribed "good guys," Americans are the survivors of a heroic battle with the iniquitous forces of communism.
- iniquitous perdition
- iniquitous and vile
Examples
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It was an iniquitous hellhole when you left.
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And the Lord sent them what they craved, and they drank their fill, and they were filled with a promise of things God knew to be iniquitous.
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What were these passionate, iniquitous measures?
Blog text (28) -
The iniquitous gloom is something else.
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To my horror, I found that I was beginning to accept the false premises of this iniquitous system after only a few months.
Blog text (12) -
The major challenges facing the Rwandan education system are seen to be iniquitous funding for schooling levels and low primary completion rates.
Academic text (2006) -
The current iniquitous social arrangement of concentrated capital is unsustainable, which is a very Bolshevik social construct.
Blog text (31) -
Now, although the objective of relieving the pressures of overpopulation might be morally worthy in the abstract, this concrete way of pursuing such an objective is iniquitous.
Academic text (2018) -
The iniquitous practices of the company led to widespread outrage among its employees.
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Many people spoke out against the iniquitous policies that discriminated against certain groups.
Synonyms
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1.0
Morally wrong or harmful to other people
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1.0
Not morally right or acceptable
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1.2
Being very bad and morally wrong, often causing harm to others
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4.2
Shocking and very wrong in a way that upsets people
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4.6
Not following what most people think is right or wrong
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4.6
A person or action that is very bad and cruel
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5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
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3.6
Wrong according to religious or moral rules
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8.9
Very bad and obvious in a way that shocks people
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7.1
Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame
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8.2
Very evil and cruel, like a devil
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5.6
Too bad to be forgiven
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7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
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7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
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8.4
A person who is very cruel and cowardly, often betraying others secretly
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6.3
Extremely cruel and evil, like something from hell
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7.9
Being very cruel and evil and making others suffer
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5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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8.3
Very evil and cruel, causing great pain or suffering
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7.6
Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong
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9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
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9.2
Likely to make people feel angry or unfairly treated
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9.9
A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people
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9.1
Wrong or bad because it goes against accepted ideas of right and wrong
Antonyms
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word iniquitous comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and aequus meaning 'equal', the same root as equal. So iniquitous literally means 'not equal' and is used for actions, laws, or people that are very unfair or morally wrong.