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inadmissible

adjective

Definition of inadmissiblenext
1
as in prohibited

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2
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of inadmissible 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 Depositions of firefighters and other officials explaining their efforts during the Lachman were deemed inadmissible during trial by Judge Anne Hwang in May. — Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 8 June 2026 The second traveler, a photographer and NOT a player on the team, was determined to be inadmissible and was denied entry due to vetting concerns. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inadmissible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadmissible
  1. impermissible
  2. unimportant
  3. forbidden
  4. inapplicable
  5. unacceptable
  6. irrelevant
  7. unbearable
  8. trivial
Adjective
  • The league penalized Frank for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard and his family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard and his family.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of impermissible
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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
  • That’s an unacceptable delay for units in active combat operations.
    — Nir Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The algorithm is designed to prevent planners from choosing a technically suitable location that may be unacceptable to the people living or working nearby.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • Publishers don’t want irrelevant or misleading ads to appear on their media sources.
    — Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And for now, some inside and around the White House seem to view the plan’s opponents as irrelevant establishment voices.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • The temperature on Monday reached 81 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening with an average humidity level of 72 percent — warm but not unbearable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For people prone to motion sickness, a phone can go from useful to unbearable fast.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unbearable
Adjective
  • Most of these alterations are trivial, although one major change, coming near the end, is a very bad idea.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of trivial

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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadmissible. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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