as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
Holding Americans hostage in security lines because of the actions of Democrats in Congress over an unrelated electoral matter is simply unacceptable.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
No sweet 16‘s in the last 4 years is unacceptable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
The wait has been unacceptable, Hepburn said at the March 3 meeting.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Most times, our responses are evidently unacceptable to her.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
No sweet 16‘s in the last 4 years is unacceptable.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
The wait has been unacceptable, Hepburn said at the March 3 meeting.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Most times, our responses are evidently unacceptable to her.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
Adjective
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If that doesn't open your eyes in law enforcement, something's wrong with you.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Both assumptions are increasingly wrong.—
Brian Barlow,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Serious Medical and Emotional Neglect Turner said Kaiko arrived in poor health, suffering from multiple medical issues and signs of prolonged neglect.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This struck me as heartbreakingly lame and, therefore, as a moment of vital consequence.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Duke fires the shot that kills the king Dying Tommy insists Duke finish him off with the bullet like a lame horse.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is very bad for our health.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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In another case, a 10-year-old girl contracted horrible lesions on 10 percent of her body — mostly on her legs — after contact with giant hogweed.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Kardashian celebrated its terrible reviews, and the series was renewed for a second season.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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One hundred fifteen years later, a memorial to the workers who died reveals itself as a reminder that workers’ rights were purchased at a terrible cost, and that the lives lost there still ask something of us.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most were sterilized because they were believed to be mentally ill or mentally deficient.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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In fact, 18% of postmenopausal women are deficient in vitamin B12, a 2025 study published in the Indian Menopause Society’s Journal of Mid-Life Health found.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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She got caught in a really bad cycle, and just seeing that video, and yes, the child being involved is awful; everyone involved is really hard.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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That defense was looking awful.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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