unjust
- adjective
- /ʌnˈdʒʌst/
- Words, after all, too easily serve the purposes of the unjust as well.
- unjust laws
- unjust treatment
- unjust system
But life is full of unjust things like this.
- But life is full of unjust things like this.
- It's also possible to be more unjust or less unjust, right?
- If he does this, he's unjust and foolish.
- Or that your life is uniquely unjust and you may feel seen.
- Much of life can be unfair, unjust, even tragic.
- Do you want to touch base on how unjust that was?
- So it it's terribly unjust what they're doing to Jordan.
- It will feel horribly unjust and painful.
- It's the whole thing just feels unfair, unjust.
- And I thought that was horrible, that was wrong, unjust.
- So I would say the first point is that prohibition is unjust.
- And I think most people, most reasonable people agree that it's unjust.
- I think that there is a point between a just war and an unjust war.
- And she wanted me to, like, just bask in how unjust it was.
- That to me seems completely unreasonable and I think also a bit unjust.
Examples
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There are unjust laws as there are unjust men.
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At the same time, the prevailing global job market is unjust, especially for women.
Academic text (2008) -
But life is full of unjust things like this.
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What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.
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This is unfair and unjust.
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Deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
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Inherited debt is terribly unjust.
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We are gathered here illegally because an unjust government... ...says we cannot join together to honor our fallen.
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She continued to resist unjust laws with every fiber of her being.
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Many people protested against the unjust treatment of workers in the factory.
Synonyms
Not treating people the same or following the rules
Not allowed by law or not fair to others
Not fair when people or groups do not get the same treatment
Antonyms
How Just
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unjust is made of the common prefix un- meaning 'not' and just, which means 'fair' and appears in words like justice and justify. So, unjust means 'not fair' and is used for actions or rules that lack fairness.