nonequal

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adjective

Not equal; unequal, different.

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Meanings

adjectivenonequal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot equal; unequal, different.

    Periodic series of nonequal payments, converted into an equivalent future value.

    1982, Courtland A Collier, William Burl Ledbetter, Engineering cost analysis
nounnonequal (plural nonequals)

plural nonequals

  1. One who is not an equal; a person of differing rank or status.

    ...we may develop Table 5, summarizing nonverbal behaviors used between equals (close and distant) and nonequals (superior and subordinate).

    1977, Nancy Henley, Body politics: power, sex, and nonverbal communication

Origin

From non- + equal.

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APA

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MLA

“nonequal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonequal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonequal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonequal.

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