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Synonyms for discriminatory

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-skrim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskrɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i

Définition of discriminatory

Origin :
  • 1828; see discriminate + -ory.
  • adj prejudicial
Example sentences :
  • This does not however detract in the least from their discriminatory character.
  • Extract from : « Railroads: Rates and Regulations » by William Z. Ripley
  • Whether they are or not, the result is discriminatory just the same.
  • Extract from : « Railroads: Rates and Regulations » by William Z. Ripley
  • It is also possible to have differentiated or discriminatory deflation.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • These discriminatory efforts against the Japanese obstruct the Americanization of native-born Japanese in two ways.
  • Extract from : « Japan and the California Problem » by Toyokichi Iyenaga
  • The Food Administration Act forbade manipulation or speculation, excessive profits, discriminatory practices, and waste.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) » by Various
  • Are they all absorbed if they occur in the soil, or is there any discriminatory power on the part of the root?
  • Extract from : « Inorganic Plant Poisons and Stimulants » by Winifred E. Brenchley
  • Discriminatory taxes, too; pinched the small landholding and industrial barons and favored a few big ones.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Discriminatory measures against nonconformist merchants and traders went into effect, which quickly resulted in their ruin.
  • Extract from : « Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule » by Various
  • This case went to the Supreme Court which decided in 1908 that the device was unlawful and discriminatory.
  • Extract from : « Railroads: Rates and Regulations » by William Z. Ripley
  • The scheme would work, eugenically, in proportion as it is discriminatory and graded.
  • Extract from : « Applied Eugenics » by Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

Antonyms for discriminatory

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