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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Shapiro told reporters at a news conference on April 16 that regardless of the motivation for the crime, political violence must be condemned as unacceptable in our society.
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Any format that builds in a conflict of interest is unacceptable.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Tom Schwartz later says that the behavior is completely unacceptable, as does Jason.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
But other times something seems not only abnormal but also unacceptable.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Any format that builds in a conflict of interest is unacceptable.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Tom Schwartz later says that the behavior is completely unacceptable, as does Jason.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
But other times something seems not only abnormal but also unacceptable.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 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 3 May. 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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