unconscionable
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Definition of unconscionable
1a : shockingly unfair or unjust unconscionable sales practices
b : excessive, unreasonable found an unconscionable number of defects in the car
2 : not guided or controlled by conscience : unscrupulous an unconscionable villain
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unconscionable
Synonyms
devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, undue, unmerciful
Antonyms
middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
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And then the other guy who’s been accused of doing some unconscionable s---. — Tim Rohan, SI.com, "Michael, Murray and ... OJ? Ahmad Rashad Has Kept His Celeb Friends Close—Most of Them, Anyway," 29 June 2018 How can a government treat its own people with such unconscionable callousness? — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, "The costs of liberty," 15 June 2018 Most North Korea-watchers considered the first unconscionable and the second unrealistic. — The Economist, "The rising cost of America First," 14 June 2018 But the zero-tolerance policy is itself intolerable, not to mention unconscionable and unnecessary. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "'Never again'? 'Again' is happening right now on America's border. What will you do? | Will Bunch," 10 June 2018 The other key part of the lending code, added by the same legislation that removed the rate caps, says courts can alter or strike loan terms deemed to be unconscionable. — James Rufus Koren, latimes.com, "Can an interest rate be 'unconscionably' high? The California Supreme Court will decide," 5 June 2018 These strikes are intended as a response to the unconscionable chemical weapons attacks by the Assad Regime, and not as a provocation against the Russian Federation or its forces in Syria. — Alex Marquardt, CNN, "White House talking points on Syria before Haley's interview cite intended Russia sanctions," 20 Apr. 2018 In the documentary, political scientist P.W. Singer notes that unrestricted submarine warfare targeting freighters and tankers was thought unconscionable at the beginning of the 20th century, but became normalized after World War II. — James Vincent, The Verge, "This Elon Musk-approved AI documentary is mostly bluster and scare tactics," 12 Apr. 2018 The possibility of having to share space with the person who assaulted them is unconscionable. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Don't let rapists return to school, victims tell Mich. lawmakers," 20 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unconscionable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unconscionable
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English Language Learners Definition of unconscionable
: extremely bad, unfair, or wrong
: going far beyond what is usual or proper
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Legal Definition of unconscionable
: unreasonably unfair to one party, marked by oppression, or otherwise unacceptably offensive to public policy an unconscionable clause finds the contract…to have been unconscionable at the time it was made —Uniform Commercial Code — compare conscionable
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