unequal
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unequal
- /ʌnˈiːkwəl/
Rhymes with -iːkwəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).
adjective more unequal · most unequal · unæqual · unequall · unæquall
- Not the same.
- Out of balance.
- Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified. unequal to the task
- Erratic, inconsistent. Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.
noun unequals · unæqual · unequall · unæquall
- One who is not an equal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unequalized, unsymmetrical, nonequivalent, uneven, unlike, mismatched, unbalanced, anisometric, odds-on, unequalised, asymmetrical, asymmetric, nonuniform, inequitable, inequality, unfairness
Translations
Talk about this word "unequal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unequal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unequal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unequal "unequal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unequal.Cite this
@misc{unequal_2026,
title = {unequal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unequal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
