inexcusable
adjective
in·ex·cus·able
ˌi-nik-ˈskyü-zə-bəl 
: impossible to excuse or justify
inexcusable rudeness
inexcusableness
noun
Examples of inexcusable in a Sentence
spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished
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After her March 4 arrest, a representative called her actions inexcusable and said that ideally, the arrest would lead to overdue change in her life.
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Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The same goes for Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita, a pedophile with a silver tongue who conjures up excuses for his inexcusable actions.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Which is inexcusable, because Bridges — like Towns — is in one of the worst scoring seasons of his NBA career.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
These Dark Ages span an inexcusable 23 seasons — a stretch that began soon after the 2002 Raiders and admirable 37-year-old QB Rich Gannon were clobbered in Mission Valley, home to Super Bowl 37.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The same goes for Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita, a pedophile with a silver tongue who conjures up excuses for his inexcusable actions.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Which is inexcusable, because Bridges — like Towns — is in one of the worst scoring seasons of his NBA career.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
These Dark Ages span an inexcusable 23 seasons — a stretch that began soon after the 2002 Raiders and admirable 37-year-old QB Rich Gannon were clobbered in Mission Valley, home to Super Bowl 37.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexcusable. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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inexcusable
adjective
in·ex·cus·able
ˌin-ik-ˈskyü-zə-bəl
: too bad to be excused : not justifiable
inexcusable rudeness
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