Inequality

Inequality
(Roget's Thesaurus)
-->Difference of quantity or degree.
<- N
PARAG:Inequality->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inequality
inequality
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ disparity
disparity
imparity
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ odds
odds
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ difference
difference
&c. 15
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ unevenness
unevenness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inclination of the balance
inclination of the balance
partiality
bias
weight
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ shortcoming
shortcoming
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ casting weight
casting weight
make-weight
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ superiority
superiority
&c. 33
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inferiority
inferiority
&c. 34
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inequation
inequation
PARAG:Inequality->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be unequal
be unequal
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ countervail
countervail
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have the advantage
have the advantage
give the advantage
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ turn the scale
turn the scale
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ kick the beam
kick the beam
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ topple
topple
topple over
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ overmatch
overmatch
&c. 33
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ not come up to
not come up to
&c. 34
PARAG:Inequality->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unequal
unequal
uneven
disparate
partial
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unbalanced
unbalanced
overbalanced
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ top-heavy
top-heavy
lopsided
biased
skewed
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ disquiparant
disquiparant
PARAG:Inequality->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ haud passibus aequis
haud passibus aequis
=>(Vergil)

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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