unequal — OET

unequal

adjective

1 they are unequal in length:

different, differing, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, unidentical, disparate, not uniform, unmatched, not matching;

uneven, unbalanced, asymmetrical, unsymmetrical, lopsided, irregular, random, fluctuating, varying, variable.

▷antonyms equal, identical.

2 the unequal distribution of wealth:

unfair, unjust, random, disproportionate, inequitable, biased, prejudiced.

▷antonyms fair.

3 the interlopers soon gave up the unequal contest:

one-sided, uneven, unfair, unjust, inequitable, ill-matched, unbalanced, lopsided.

▷antonyms equal, fair, evenly balanced, neck and neck.

4 she suddenly felt unequal to the task she had set herself:

inadequate for, insufficient for, incapable of, unqualified for, unsuited to, unfitted for, incompetent at, not up to, found wanting in;

informal not cut out for.

▷antonyms equal, competent.

unequal Oxford Dictionary of English