Unequal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈiːkwəl/.

Examples

inadequate training
the staff was inadequate
she was unequal to the task

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inadequate

Antonyms

equal adequate

Parts of Speech

adjective	poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
adjective	lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task “inadequate training”

Word Forms

inadequateness

noun

unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungleich

schlecht ausbalanciert oder in Menge, Wert oder Maß aufeinander abgestimmt

🇫🇷French

inégal

mal équilibré ou assorti en quantité, en valeur ou en mesure

🇪🇸Spanish

desigual

mal equilibrado o igualado en cantidad, valor o medida

🇮🇹Italian

disuguale

scarsamente bilanciati o corrispondenti in quantità, valore o misura

🇳🇱Dutch

ongelijk

slecht uitgebalanceerd of op elkaar afgestemd in kwantiteit, waarde of maatstaf

🇵🇹Portuguese

desigual

mal equilibrado ou compatível em quantidade, valor ou medida

🇷🇺Russian

неравный

плохо сбалансированы или согласованы по количеству, стоимости или мере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असमान

मात्रा या मूल्य या माप में खराब संतुलित या मेल खाने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম

খারাপভাবে ভারসাম্যপূর্ণ বা পরিমাণ বা মান বা পরিমাপের সাথে মিলে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சமமற்ற

அளவு அல்லது மதிப்பு அல்லது அளவீட்டில் மோசமாக சமநிலை அல்லது பொருந்தியது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానమైన

పేలవంగా సమతుల్యం లేదా పరిమాణం లేదా విలువ లేదా కొలతతో సరిపోలింది

🇮🇳Marathi

असमान

असमाधानकारकपणे संतुलित किंवा प्रमाण किंवा मूल्य किंवा मोजमाप जुळणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમાન

જથ્થા અથવા મૂલ્ય અથવા માપમાં નબળું સંતુલિત અથવા મેળ ખાતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾನ

ಕಳಪೆ ಸಮತೋಲಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಳತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമമായ

അളവിലോ മൂല്യത്തിലോ അളവിലോ മോശമായി സന്തുലിതമോ പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਾਨ

ਮਾੜਾ ਸੰਤੁਲਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਲ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مساوی

ناقص متوازن یا مقدار یا قدر یا پیمائش میں مماثل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不等

在数量、价值或措施上平衡或不匹配

🇯🇵Japanese

不平等

量、価値、尺度のバランスが取れていない、または一致していない

🇰🇷Korean

같지 않은

수량이나 가치 또는 척도가 균형이 잘 맞지 않거나 일치하지 않습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không cân bằng

kém cân bằng hoặc phù hợp về số lượng, giá trị hoặc thước đo

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เท่ากัน

สมดุลไม่ดีหรือจับคู่ในปริมาณหรือมูลค่าหรือการวัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak setara

kurang seimbang atau tidak cocok dalam kuantitas atau nilai atau ukuran

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pantay

mahinang balanse o tugma sa dami o halaga o sukat

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sama rata

kurang seimbang atau dipadankan dalam kuantiti atau nilai atau ukuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متكافئ

ضعف التوازن أو التطابق في الكمية أو القيمة أو القياس

🇮🇷Persian

نابرابر

از نظر کمیت یا ارزش یا اندازه گیری ضعیف متعادل یا مطابقت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

eşit olmayan

miktar, değer veya ölçü açısından yetersiz dengelenmiş veya eşleştirilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא שוויוני

מאוזן גרוע או תואם בכמות או ערך או מידה

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