as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
The ban sparked widespread outcry, creating chaos at airports and prompting legal challenges, as opponents argued the ban was discriminatory.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 5 June 2025
Human rights groups have criticized the policy as discriminatory, noting that many of the affected countries are Muslim-majority and have predominantly non-white populations.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
Still, Workday has denied the claims that its technology is discriminatory.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Our client, Female Athletes United, is right to stand up for its members by challenging the state’s discriminatory policy and advocate for true equality in sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 5 June 2025
Human rights groups have criticized the policy as discriminatory, noting that many of the affected countries are Muslim-majority and have predominantly non-white populations.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
Still, Workday has denied the claims that its technology is discriminatory.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Our client, Female Athletes United, is right to stand up for its members by challenging the state’s discriminatory policy and advocate for true equality in sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
Adjective
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However, Samantha's reaction to learning that Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) is sober is unfair and doesn’t age well.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
30 May 2025
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At the core of disagreements over access is whether trans women have unfair physical athletic advantages.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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His conviction for the rape and murder of a child employee, 13-year-old Mary Phagan in 1913, is widely considered unjust, largely attributed to a biased trial and antisemitism.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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They are taught to question traditions, but not to distinguish between just and unjust ones.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2024
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There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2023
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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