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cricket

[krik-it] / ˈkrɪk ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
equitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decent fair honest proper reasonable stable unbiased
STRONG
just
WEAK
candid disinterested dispassionate due ethical even-handed even-steven fair and square fair shake fair-to-middling impersonal level moral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective proportionate right rightful square square deal uncolored unprejudiced
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased intolerable prejudiced unreasonable unsuitable
WEAK
disproportionate partial unequitable unfair unjust

Example Sentences

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Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has said England players do not play enough county cricket and selectors have overlooked talent in the domestic game.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The date is already a special one for Indian cricket fans.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"How good were a Sachin Tendulkar or a Virat Kohli at that age? If this guy is that good this early, there's no reason he can't be playing four-day cricket," said Ravi Shastri.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Not long after, he justified the roughly $130,000 investment the Rajasthan Royals made in a 13-year-old - becoming the youngest centurion in competitive senior cricket with a blistering 35-ball hundred against the Gujarat Titans.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

With those lanky legs, he can’t be comfortable folded into that spot like a cricket.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.