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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Most times, our responses are evidently unacceptable to her.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Cornyn said that approach is unacceptable because of security risks, citing a mass shooting earlier this month in the West Sixth Street entertainment district in Austin.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
According to The Register, the suggestion, which started as a joke from Gartner analyst Dennis Xu, was actually based on the fact that Copilot has a tendency to produce results that, even when factually correct, may be unacceptable for the workplace, or for sharing with customers.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Cornyn said that approach is unacceptable because of security risks, citing a mass shooting earlier this month in the West Sixth Street entertainment district in Austin.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Murdering any teenager for the ‘crime’ of speaking out is unacceptable.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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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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