unjust

/ˌˈʌnˌdʒʌst/

/ənˈdʒʌst/

Other forms: unjustest; unjuster

Something or someone that is unjust is just not fair. An unjust boss might fire you the very first time you're late for work.

You might think of the word justice in order to remember the meaning of the word just, which means "fairness or righteousness." An unjust judge does not play by the rules; he might send a person to jail even though there isn't enough evidence that a crime was committed. Unjust behavior is improper or dishonest: "The professor acted in an unjust manner when he gave everyone an F just because there was a rumor that his students didn’t like him."

Definitions of unjust

1. adjective

   not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
   synonyms: unfair

   below the belt

   disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)

   cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike

   violating accepted standards or rules

   raw

   brutally unfair or harsh

   partial

   showing favoritism
2. adjective

   violating principles of justice
   “unjust punishment”

   “an unjust judge”

   “an unjust accusation”

   synonyms:

   unfair

   not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

   dishonorable, dishonourable

   lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor

   actionable

   affording grounds for legal action

   wrongful

   not just or fair

   wrong

   contrary to conscience or morality or law

   unrighteous

   not righteous

   antonyms:

   just

   used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting

   fair, just

   free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

   honorable, honourable

   worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

   conscionable

   acceptable to your conscience

   fitting, meet

   being precisely fitting and right

   retributive, retributory, vindicatory

   given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts

   rightful

   legally valid

   right

   in conformance with justice or law or morality

   righteous

   characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
3. adjective

   not equitable or fair
   synonyms: inequitable