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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And sometimes the soldiers can do things which are totally unacceptable and can be called crimes.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Tools that pose an unacceptable threat to rights or safety are banned outright.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Shamkhani underscored that the absence of sanctions relief rendered the U.S. plan unacceptable.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
One of our department’s core values is respect, and Coach O’Sullivan’s unacceptable actions failed to demonstrate that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Tools that pose an unacceptable threat to rights or safety are banned outright.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Shamkhani underscored that the absence of sanctions relief rendered the U.S. plan unacceptable.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
One of our department’s core values is respect, and Coach O’Sullivan’s unacceptable actions failed to demonstrate that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 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 10 Jun. 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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