inequality

inequality: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ great, gross, substantial

▪ the gross social inequalities of the past

▪ Inequalities of income would lead to even greater inequalities in access to health care.

▪ real

▪ growing, increased, increasing, rising

▪ global, regional

▪ class, economic, educational, racial, social, socio-economic, structural

▪ gender, sex (BrE), sexual

▪ efforts to address class and gender inequalities and to rebalance power

▪ income, pay, wage (esp. BrE)

VERB + INEQUALITY

▪ cause, create, lead to

▪ The introduction of tuition fees would create inequality between universities.

▪ maintain, perpetuate

▪ Some believe that education perpetuates inequality.

▪ reinforce

▪ The law merely serves to reinforce social inequalities.

▪ increase

▪ reduce

▪ remove

▪ They can build a more harmonious society once inequality and exploitation are removed.

▪ address, redress

▪ The country has had some success in redressing racial inequalities.

INEQUALITY + VERB

▪ exist

▪ inequalities that exist in wealth and income

▪ arise from sth, be based on sth

▪ inequalities based on racism and social class

▪ persist, remain

▪ Even in the age of compulsory school, inequalities in education have remained.

▪ increase

▪ decline

PREPOSITION

▪ inequality between

▪ economic inequality between men and women

▪ inequality in

▪ gender inequality in education

PHRASES

▪ inequalities of power, wealth, etc.

▪ a pattern of inequality (esp. BrE)

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Synonyms:

Disparity, difference, diversity / Unevenness, irregularity, roughness / Unfairness, injustice, inequitable character / Inadequacy, insufficiency, incompetency / Inequation

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Inequality — In e*qual i*ty, n.; pl. {Inequalities}. [L. inaequalitas.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inequality — inequality, social inequality Unequal rewards or opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society. If equality is judged in terms of legal equality, equality of opportunity, or equality of outcome, then inequality … Dictionary of sociology
inequality — UK US /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti/ noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► a situation in which money or opportunities are not shared equally between different groups in society: »Several polls show that one of the biggest issues on people s minds is economic inequality … Financial and business terms
inequality — I noun asymmetry, bias, contrast, deviation, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissimilitude), dissonance, distinction, divergence,… … Law dictionary
inequality — (n.) early 15c., difference of rank or dignity, from O.Fr. inequalité (14c.) and directly from M.L. inaequalitas, from L. inaequalis unequal, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + aequalis equal (see EQUAL (Cf. equal)) … Etymology dictionary
inequality — [n] prejudice; lack of balance asperity, bias, contrast, difference, discrimination, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, diversity, imparity, incommensurateness, injustice, irregularity, one sidedness, partisanship,… … New thesaurus
inequality — ► NOUN (pl. inequalities) ▪ lack of equality … English terms dictionary
inequality — [in΄ē kwôl′ə tē, in΄ēkwäl′ə tē; in΄ikwâl′ə tē, in΄ikwäl′ə tē] n. pl. inequalities [ME inequalitie < MFr inequalité < L inaequalitas] 1. the quality of being unequal; lack of equality 2. an instance of lack of equality; specif., a) a… … English World dictionary
Inequality — In mathematics, an inequality is a statement about the relative size or order of two objects, or about whether they are the same or not (See also: equality) *The notation a < b means that a is less than b . *The notation a > b means that a is… … Wikipedia
inequality */ — UK [ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlətɪ] / US [ˌɪnɪˈkwɑlətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms inequality : singular inequality plural inequalities a situation in which people are not equal because some groups have more opportunities, power, money etc than others … English dictionary

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