Unjust vs Unfair - What's the difference?
unjust | unfair | Synonyms |
Not fair, unjust.
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Unfair is a synonym of unjust.
As adjectives the difference between unjust and unfair
is that unjust is not fair, just or right while unfair is not fair, unjust.unjust
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* unfairAntonyms
* justUsage notes
Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.unfair
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- It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.