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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In his short stint in Scranton, that number has come down a hair, but still resides at an unacceptable 29.4%.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Republicans were more evenly split, with 38% calling it unacceptable and 32% labeling it as acceptable.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Clearly, the line the editorial board is trying to draw between acceptable and unacceptable social media use is murky at best.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Mistakes should not be viewed as failures or unacceptable setbacks, but rather as calculated risks—necessary steps in the iterative journey of progress.
—Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Republicans were more evenly split, with 38% calling it unacceptable and 32% labeling it as acceptable.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Clearly, the line the editorial board is trying to draw between acceptable and unacceptable social media use is murky at best.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Mistakes should not be viewed as failures or unacceptable setbacks, but rather as calculated risks—necessary steps in the iterative journey of progress.
—Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 22 July 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 29 Jul. 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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