inequality
Roget category 28
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.3. Quantity
›› 1.3.2. Comparative quantity
#28.
[Difference of quantity or degree.]
Inequality
noun
inequality —
disparity,
imparity —
odds —
difference
etc.
15 —
unevenness —
inclination of the balance,
partiality,
bias,
weight —
shortcoming —
casting weight,
make-weight —
superiority
etc.
33 —
inferiority
etc.
34 —
inequation†.
verb
be unequal
etc.
adj. —
countervail —
have the advantage,
give the advantage —
turn the scale —
kick the beam —
topple,
topple over —
overmatch
etc.
33 —
not come up to
etc.
34.
adjective
unequal,
uneven,
disparate,
partial —
unbalanced,
overbalanced —
top-heavy,
lopsided,
biased,
skewed —
disquiparant†.
adverb
haud passibus aequis [Lat.]
[Vergil].
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