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Definition of unequal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unequal

adjective
 
/ʌnˈiːkwəl/
 
/ʌnˈiːkwəl/
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  1. [usually before noun] in which people are treated in different ways or have different advantages in a way that seems unfair synonym unfair
    • an unequal distribution of wealth
    • an unequal contest
  2. unequal (in something) different in size, amount, etc.
    • The sleeves are unequal in length.
    • The rooms upstairs are of unequal size.
  3. unequal to something (formal) not capable of doing something
    • She felt unequal to the task she had set herself.
    opposite equal
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