Meaning

4 senses

  1. Not the same.

    ungleich

  2. Out of balance.

  3. (comparable)Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

    unequal to the task

  4. Erratic, inconsistent.

More definitions
  • poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
  • lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

Examples

12 sentences

  1. All people are born into unequal circumstances.

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  2. The table wobbles because its legs are unequal length.

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  3. Latin America is one of the world's most unequal regions.

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  4. Let not a beast bear a weight unequal to its strength.

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  5. Saying no to unequal language rights isn't the same thing as paranoia.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
not the same:

Origin

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel,

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

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Forms

more unequal, most unequal
Comparativemore unequal Lesson
Superlativemost unequal Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
unevenB2disparate
Close in meaning
  • lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task:inadequate

Antonyms

1 antonyms
equalB1

Word family

5 related words
Relatedunbalanced
Derivedsubunequalunequallyunequalnessunequal treaty

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unemployedB1unemploymentB1unendingunenthusiasticB2unequivocalC2unequivocallyC2unethicalunevenB2
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