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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My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
The first half was unacceptable and the second half wasn’t much better.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The first half was unacceptable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Denying people the essentials necessary for their survival, to obtain compliance or a political agreement, should be unacceptable.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
The first half was unacceptable and the second half wasn’t much better.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The first half was unacceptable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Denying people the essentials necessary for their survival, to obtain compliance or a political agreement, should be unacceptable.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 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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