unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence
a word that is unacceptable in formal English
Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
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For Israel, any plan that leaves Hamas standing — much less in power over Gaza — is unacceptable.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
This was a totally unacceptable answer for Walton, who had befriended the Dead in the mid-1970s during his time playing for the Portland Trailblazers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
This page already has recommended Johnson fire Carter as the CTA struggles to recover from the pandemic and continues to provide unacceptable levels of service, particularly when compared with transit systems in other U.S. cities and around the globe.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
My beloved brother always believed in fairness, and to me my mother’s favoritism is unacceptable.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
This was a totally unacceptable answer for Walton, who had befriended the Dead in the mid-1970s during his time playing for the Portland Trailblazers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
This page already has recommended Johnson fire Carter as the CTA struggles to recover from the pandemic and continues to provide unacceptable levels of service, particularly when compared with transit systems in other U.S. cities and around the globe.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
My beloved brother always believed in fairness, and to me my mother’s favoritism is unacceptable.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
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unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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