DISCRIMINATORY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

discriminatory

adjective

di-ˈskri-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of discriminatory

as in unfair

favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women

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Recent Examples of discriminatory For racist, homophobic, and discriminatory chants and insults made by Argentine spectators during matches against Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland, England, and Spain, a fine of $100,000 and a similar amount suspended for a period of 6 months. — Michelle Kaufman august 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Legal experts dispute Abbott’s claims that the ritual washing stations are discriminatory, with some saying his attack fits a pattern of anti-Muslim actions and rhetoric. — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 When the Justice Department previously challenged an allegedly discriminatory residential property-tax system in New York, a federal court held that the federal government couldn’t evade TIA restrictions by suing on behalf of homeowners. — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 This whole situation is discriminatory, disgusting, and quite frankly, Orwellian. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discriminatory

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Adjective

In recent days, the United States proposed new terms that were uneconomic, unfair and undermine the net benefits for Canada, and called into question the reliability of any deal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
And many of the 1970s nationalization of most major oil companies holdings in oil exporting nations were partly due to the sense that the original concession agreements were unfair.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfair

Adjective

These girls make mistakes and learn lessons while living in unfair, unequal and unjust societies in need of change.

— Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez hopes voters connect instead with his vision for the office — one of an attorney general who takes on unjust landlords and multimillion-dollar corporations, especially those in the insurance and utility industries.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.

— John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.

— Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021

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