unequal

adj, noun — 5 senses

unequal

adj

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

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

1

Not the same.

2

Out of balance.

3

Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

unequal to the task

4

Erratic, inconsistent.

Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 1:

Synonyms: disparate, unequal, uneven
Antonyms: equal
Derived terms: subunequal, unequally, unequalness, unequal treaty
Related terms: overbalanced, unbalanced
Hyponyms: inferior, superior

unequal

noun

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

1

One who is not an equal.

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