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disproportional
adjective as in asymmetrical
adjective as in lopsided
Example Sentences
Their lawyer, Raj Chada, argued the ban was a "disproportional" infringement on their right to protest because London is "the seat of government".
However, its supporters also view the state’s response as evidence of one of their central theses: that far-right activists are disproportionally targeted compared to people with different backgrounds and ideologies.
He accused the Israeli army of using “indiscriminate and disproportional” force.
“Children are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of pesticides, and insufficient enforcement of pesticide regulations disproportionally impacts students of color.”
The contention that because a population is disproportionally given jaywalking tickets it proves bias is flawed logic and a good example of blaming the police for society’s ills.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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