unjust
/ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/
unjust adjective: not fair, just or right.
Adjective
unjust (comparative more unjust, superlative most unjust)
- Not fair, just or right.
- The solution was very unjust.
- This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust,
That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land,
Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde,
Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I
- Antonyms:
- just
unjust meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
unjust in Hindi
- unjust, unfair
- नाइनसाफ़ nāinsāf
- unjust, prejudiced
- अन्यायपूर्ण anyāypūrṇ
- unjust
- अन्यायी anyāyī
- unjust, tyrannical, oppressive
- उपद्रवी upadravī
unjust in Tamil
- நேர்மை, நியாயமற்ற, நீதியற்ற
unjust in Urdu
- unjust
- ناروا nāravā, متھیا mithyā
unjust in Bengali
- unjust, unfair, one who commits wrongdoing
- অন্যায়াচারী onnaẏacari
More languagesFewer languages
- unjust in Telugu
- అన్యాయము anyāyamu
- unjust in Malayalam
- അനീതിയായ, നീതിവിരുദ്ധ, നീതിക്ക് എതിരായ, നീതിയല്ലാത്ത
- unjust in Kannada
- ಸರಿಯಲ್ಲದ, ಕಟ್ಟಲೆತಪ್ಪಿದ
- unjust in Punjabi
- ਨਿਆਂਹੀਣ niā̃hīṇ
- unjust in Arabic
- ظَالِم ẓālim, جَائِر jāʔir
- unjust in Persian
- غیر عادلانه, غیر منصفانه, نامردی nâmardi
Examples of unjust in a sentence
- He pleaded urgently for release from what he considered to be an unjust imprisonment.
- Every possible pressure was brought to bear on the minister to ensure the unjust law was not passed.
- The neuter voice is too reticent, too timid—too unjust—to be audible.
Synonyms of unjust
Antonyms
Forms of unjust
| comparative | more unjust |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unjust |
Origin of unjust
From un- + just.
Words formed from unjust
Phrases with unjust
Words that rhyme with unjust
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Questions about unjust
- What does unjust mean?
- Unjust means not fair, just or right.
- What is unjust in Hindi?
- Unjust in Hindi is नाइनसाफ़ (nāinsāf), अन्यायपूर्ण (anyāypūrṇ), अन्यायी (anyāyī). See Unjust meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unjust?
- Unjust is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unjust?
- Unjust is pronounced /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/.
Words near unjust in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unjust (page history and authors); अन्यायपूर्ण (Hindi) (page history and authors); unjust (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); متھیا (Urdu) (page history and authors); অন্যায়াচারী (Bengali) (page history and authors); అన్యాయము (Telugu) (page history and authors); unjust (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unjust (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਨਿਆਂਹੀਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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