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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"What do the ECB do, if they have to dig up the pitch and start again? It means no cricket here for two years," ex-New Zealand bowler Simon Doull told Sky Sports.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

When the England recall came, director of cricket Rob Key called Robinson "one of the best bowlers in the world".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Captain Ben Stokes has warned that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Then, they played some exhilarating cricket, the best of the Bazball era.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

All the while, one cricket after another walked in under our hickory shirts on bobwire legs and made life a misery.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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