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INJUSTICE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INJUSTICE?

Need another word that means the same as “injustice”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “injustice” in this overview.

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Injustice as a Noun
Definitions of "Injustice" as a noun
Synonyms of "Injustice" as a noun (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Injustice" as a noun
Associations of "Injustice" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Injustice” are: unjustness, iniquity, shabbiness, unfairness, inequity, corruption, wrong, injury, offence, evil, villainy, crime, sin, misdeed, outrage, atrocity, scandal, disgrace, monstrosity, affront, grievance

Injustice as a Noun

Definitions of "Injustice" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “injustice” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The practice of being unjust or unfair.
An unjust act or occurrence.
An unjust act.
Lack of fairness or justice.

Synonyms of "Injustice" as a noun (21 Words)

affront	An action or remark that causes outrage or offence. The sackings were an affront* to justice.*
atrocity	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
corruption	Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. The journalist who wants to expose corruption* in high places.*
crime	An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. Crimes of the heart.
disgrace	A state of dishonor. He left the army in disgrace.
evil	That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune- Shakespeare. The evil* that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones.*
grievance	A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action. A website which enabled staff to air their grievances.
inequity	Lack of fairness or justice. Policies aimed at redressing racial inequity.
iniquity	Morally objectionable behavior. A den of iniquity.
injury	Damage to a person’s feelings. She suffered an injury* to her back.*
misdeed	Improper or wicked or immoral behavior. His past misdeeds were forgiven.
monstrosity	A thing, especially a building, which is very large and unsightly. Had my tone of reason in the face of monstrosity* finally registered.*
offence	A thing that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right or natural. Reductions in strategic offence* arsenals.*
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. The decision was an outrage.
scandal	The outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event. It s a scandal* that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable.*
shabbiness	An unjust act.
sin	An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. He committed the unforgivable sin* of refusing to give interviews.*
unfairness	Partiality that is not fair or equitable. The multiple unfairnesses the elderly face.
unjustness	The practice of being unjust or unfair.
villainy	The quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior. The villainy* of professional racketeers.*
wrong	Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. I was trying to teach my children right from wrong.

Usage Examples of "Injustice" as a noun

She was taken aback by the injustice of Nora's remark.
Brooding over life's injustices.

Associations of "Injustice" (30 Words)

bias	Cause to be biased. A bias* fold.*
biased	Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something. We will not tolerate this biased* media coverage.*
bigot	A person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. A racist bigot.
bigoted	Blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others. A bigoted* group of reactionaries.*
countryman	A man who lives in the country and has country ways. They trust a fellow countryman.
discriminate	Distinguish. Existing employment policies discriminate* against women.*
discriminatory	Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice. Discriminatory attitudes and practices.
dispossession	Freeing from evil spirits. The global impact of poverty and dispossession.
eviction	The action of expelling someone from a property; expulsion. The forced eviction* of residents.*
fractional	Small or tiny in amount. There was a fractional* hesitation before he said yes.*
fragmentary	Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts. Fragmentary remains.
grievance	An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair. Three pilots have filed grievances against the company.
illiberal	Not generous; mean. Illiberal and anti democratic policies.
inequality	A symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are not equal. The inequality* of the ground hindered their footing.*
iniquity	An unjust act. A den of iniquity.
intolerance	Impatience with annoyances. He may have a food intolerance* to dairy products.*
intolerant	Unable to be given (a medicine or other treatment) or to eat (a food) without adverse effects. He s recently been diagnosed as gluten intolerant.
invidious	Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice. Invidious comparisons.
partial	Having a liking for. A partial* monopoly.*
partiality	Unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism. An attack on the partiality* of judges.*
prejudice	Give rise to prejudice in someone make biased. Prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings.
prejudiced	Being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand. A prejudiced* judge.*
prepossess	Possess beforehand. The idea of his failure prepossesses him.
racism	Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. A programme to combat racism.
sexist	A person with sexist views. Sexists have no place in our modern political campaigns.
subjective	The subjective case. There is always the danger of making a subjective* judgement.*
unfair	Not following the rules of a game or sport. It was an unfair* trial.*
unfavorable	Not encouraging or approving or pleasing. An unfavorable* comparison.*
wreckage	The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked. Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage* of the car.*
wrongly	In an inaccurate manner. Henry wrongly* claimed 39 000 of taxpayers money.*