Is It Inequal or Unequal?

Unequal - it is used when we compare two things based on their quality. Ex: The fabric of the pink dress is unequal to that of the blue one. Inequal - it is used when we compare two things based on their quantity.

Which is correct Inequal or unequal?

Inequal is entered in Merriam-Webster Unabridged as an archaic synonym of unequal, as well as with a more modern sense, "uneven in quality." It was included in Noah Webster's 1828 A Dictionary of the English Language ("unequal, uneven, various").

Is uneven the same as unequal?

As adjectives the difference between unequal and uneven

is that unequal is not the same while uneven is not even.

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