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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However, as fans have made clear — with varying degrees of acceptable and unacceptable protests — the problems that need solving at Leicester go beyond the head coach’s remit.
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Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
However, as fans have made clear — with varying degrees of acceptable and unacceptable protests — the problems that need solving at Leicester go beyond the head coach’s remit.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Hufanga deemed that first-quarter Jeanty touchdown unacceptable because any touchdown is unacceptable at this point to Denver’s defense.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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