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
South Africa's government has strongly rejected accusations of discriminatory practices against its white minority, and many critics have questioned the Trump administration's decision to prioritize Afrikaners.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The Colorado Voting Rights Act, a state-level imprint of decades-old federal protections against discriminatory voting roadblocks, cleared the Capitol.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
But the Justice Department also argued that the IRS lacked the authority to revoke or deny the schools’ exemptions on the basis that their discriminatory policies contradicted public policy.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
From their questioning of lawyers arguing on either side of the case, the majority of justices appeared open to the idea that excluding religious institutions from Oklahoma’s charter school system is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The Colorado Voting Rights Act, a state-level imprint of decades-old federal protections against discriminatory voting roadblocks, cleared the Capitol.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
But the Justice Department also argued that the IRS lacked the authority to revoke or deny the schools’ exemptions on the basis that their discriminatory policies contradicted public policy.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
From their questioning of lawyers arguing on either side of the case, the majority of justices appeared open to the idea that excluding religious institutions from Oklahoma’s charter school system is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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