un·ex·cep·tion·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
: not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
unexceptionable integrity
unexceptionableness
noun
un·ex·cep·tion·able·ness
plural -es
: the quality or state of being unexceptionable : acceptability, irreproachability
Examples of unexceptionable in a Sentence
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Opponents have dismissed it as a screed, but much of it is a recitation of unexceptionable (and often boilerplate) arguments against wokeness.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2024
For all Miss Manners knows, that may still motivate some guests, although the practice has become common to the point of being unexceptionable.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
The floor has been put in unexceptionable order for dancing, and the Committee on Arrangements flatters itself that every possible preparation looking to the enjoyment of the dancers has been provided for.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022
Now and then, Byrne puts the songs on hold and issues a few short political commands; as the movie’s title suggests, though, these are so unexceptionable (everyone should register to vote!), and so whimsically benign, that only the most churlish of viewers will dissent.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2020
This president has only, to my recollection, addressed the whole country on a national issue from his office once, and his appearance then was unexceptionable.
—Conrad Black, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
Guarding against betrayal, whether deliberate or accidental, is also unexceptionable.
—Jennifer Sims, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2013
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Adjective
This seems unexceptionable today, when even popular language columnists, such as the Times’ John McWhorter, are manifest descriptivists.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Opponents have dismissed it as a screed, but much of it is a recitation of unexceptionable (and often boilerplate) arguments against wokeness.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2024
For all Miss Manners knows, that may still motivate some guests, although the practice has become common to the point of being unexceptionable.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
The floor has been put in unexceptionable order for dancing, and the Committee on Arrangements flatters itself that every possible preparation looking to the enjoyment of the dancers has been provided for.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022
Now and then, Byrne puts the songs on hold and issues a few short political commands; as the movie’s title suggests, though, these are so unexceptionable (everyone should register to vote!), and so whimsically benign, that only the most churlish of viewers will dissent.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2020
This president has only, to my recollection, addressed the whole country on a national issue from his office once, and his appearance then was unexceptionable.
—Conrad Black, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
Guarding against betrayal, whether deliberate or accidental, is also unexceptionable.
—Jennifer Sims, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2013
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“Unexceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexceptionable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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