cricket

[krik-it] / ˈkrɪk ɪt /

ADJECTIVE

equitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decent fair honest proper reasonable stable unbiased

STRONG

just

WEAK

candid disinterested dispassionate due ethical even-handed even-steven fair and square fair shake fair-to-middling impersonal level moral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective proportionate right rightful square square deal uncolored unprejudiced

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased intolerable prejudiced unreasonable unsuitable

WEAK

disproportionate partial unequitable unfair unjust

Example Sentences

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"I eventually had to pick between the two and unfortunately I was not as talented at cricket," Muir said.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Events: Women’s cricket, equestrian mixed, women’s water polo, badminton mixed and women’s golf.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The discovery, reported this week in the journal Ecology, centers on arota festae, a leaf-mimicking katydid also known as a "bush cricket."

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Around her, the urban wilderness churned with cricket calls and the gentle swoosh of trees.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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