Antonyms for inequality


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-i-kwol-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti


Definition of inequality

Origin :
  • early 15c., "difference of rank or dignity," from Old French inequalité (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin inaequalitas, from Latin inaequalis "unequal," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + aequalis "equal" (see equal).
  • noun prejudice; lack of balance
Example sentences :
  • And the upshot of that dumb battle is inequality—and beauty.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The inequality of the contest adds greatly to the humour of the scene.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Hence there is a principle of inequality, and therefore of motion, in all time.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • Then the one partakes of inequality, and in respect of this the others are unequal to it?
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • That would imply likeness and unlikeness, equality and inequality.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • And we also said, that it did not partake of inequality or unlikeness.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • In his heart of hearts he had realized from the first his inequality in this losing battle.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • Inequality is stamped indelibly into our language as into no other great language.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • If a man quarrels with the inequality among men, his quarrel is with God.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • The inequality was as great as that between certainty and uncertainty.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass

Synonyms for inequality

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