INADMISSIBLE Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

inadmissible

adjective

Definition of inadmissible

as in prohibited

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as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of inadmissible Carro ruled that some key evidence recovered from Mangione's backpack during his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's would be inadmissible at trial. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Although a recording of the night of the killer’s arrest ended up being inadmissible in court, since Gein hadn’t been read his Miranda rights, Hunnam still used it as a tool in order to learn the cadence of his voice. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 But the rape case against Weakfall collapsed because his confession was deemed inadmissible. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 Local man Colin Stagg was initially arrested and charged with Nickell's murder but was released after a judge determined that all evidence from an undercover letter-writing operation police undertook was inadmissible. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inadmissible

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Adjective

In 2024, its football program acknowledged impermissible recruiting contacts during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period, improper tryouts and unauthorized coaching by noncoaching staff.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
In 2025, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the companies’ argument, holding that the lawsuit is a valid legal challenge regarding public deception and local costs, rather than an impermissible attempt to regulate federal emissions.

— Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of impermissible

Adjective

These relatively unimportant measures mostly make procedural changes that reduce regulatory friction around approvals for things like sidewalk dining permits, public procurement, bike and bus lanes, and construction permits.

— Ken Girardin, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Anything that seems relatively unimportant, like who sits on what dais, becomes the calamity of the century.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

Their alternating stories portray a Europe that exploits gifted children, while rigid class and gender expectations leave both protagonists struggling to pursue forbidden ambitions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of forbidden

Adjective

But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

In Leipzig, Nelsons’ contribution to the Gewandhaus democracy weekend was no democracy at all, only an irrelevant program of Tchaikovsky and Dvorak standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The arrangement of these nine numbers in the triangle is irrelevant.

— Heinrich Hemme, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of irrelevant

Adjective

Watching Johansson re-create aspects of that experience was sometimes almost unbearable for him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Due to a rare condition, most odors are unbearable for her – except for the smell of lemons and disinfectant.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of unbearable

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