unacceptable

adjective

un·ac·cept·able | \ ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl

, -ak-\

Definition of unacceptable

: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome

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Other Words from unacceptable

unacceptability \ ˌən-ik-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

unacceptably \ ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-blē

\ adverb

Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence

a word that is unacceptable in formal English Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.

Recent Examples on the Web

For San Francisco officials and others, that’s unacceptable. — Sara Harrison, WIRED, "San Francisco's E-Cigarette Ban Aims to Goose the FDA," 21 June 2019 This government is trying to take away the woman’s right to choose and that’s unacceptable. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Billy Porter's Fierce Tonys Look Made a Statement About Reproductive Rights," 10 June 2019 Gladden said the the behavior of the manager, a woman of color, was unacceptable. — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, "Popeyes manager allegedly called black customer N-word after dispute over cup of water," 12 Sep. 2019 The main thing, surely, is the conclusion: that slavery is now and always will be unacceptable. — The Economist, "Everywhere in chains," 27 Aug. 2019 Even for the Romans of the time, who were accustomed to interminable political upheaval, this episode marked an unacceptable low. — National Geographic, "In 897, the corpse of a pope was exhumed—to be put on trial.," 20 Aug. 2019 Pandering to a climate that accuses Portland of being soft on antifa is unacceptable. — oregonlive.com, "Portland mayor gathers civic leaders in continued push against protest violence," 14 Aug. 2019 Finishing with four touchdowns at Njoku’s size is unacceptable. — Shawn Childs, SI.com, "Fantasy Football: Busts to Avoid in 2019," 8 Aug. 2019 Silviu Sirbu, Voxility CEO 8chan's content is hate speech and is unacceptable according to our Acceptable Use Policy. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "8chan resurfaces, along with The Daily Stormer and another Nazi site," 7 Aug. 2019

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