unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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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So, that was an unacceptable mistake by me.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Major Dustin Cosson with the sheriff’s office told ABC 13 that the couple’s explanation was unacceptable.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
As for Tagovailoa, Sunday was an embarrassment, a performance entirely unacceptable for a $53 million quarterback.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Doing nothing while someone steamrolls over you and the Constitution is unacceptable.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Major Dustin Cosson with the sheriff’s office told ABC 13 that the couple’s explanation was unacceptable.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
As for Tagovailoa, Sunday was an embarrassment, a performance entirely unacceptable for a $53 million quarterback.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Doing nothing while someone steamrolls over you and the Constitution is unacceptable.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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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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