unequal

Questions about unequal

What does unequal mean?

unequal means "poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unequal?

unequal has 3 syllables: u-neq-ual. The stress falls on "neq". In IPA it is /əˈnikwəl/.

What is another word for unequal?

Close synonyms include inadequate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of unequal?

The recorded antonyms are equal.

Is unequal a common word?

unequal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.