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equitable

[ek-wi-tuh-buhl] / ˈɛk wɪ tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
impartial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decent fair honest proper reasonable stable unbiased
STRONG
just
WEAK
candid cricket 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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We’d have to think about what it looks like to produce actually equitable distributions of resources and distributions of burden.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

My husband and I are looking to create a trust with an equitable division of assets upon our deaths.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with the UN nuclear watchdog chief on Monday, saying in a post on X he was in Geneva to "achieve a fair and equitable deal".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Castro promised a more equitable society based on communist principles.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau