as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished
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Recent Examples of inexcusable
Hurt Daughter Dear Daughter: Your mother’s abuse in the past is inexcusable.
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R Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025
The fact that LeMahieu is on the roster is shocking enough, but this amount of consistent playing time isn't inexcusable for the Yankees.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
According to Serenity, Humanities Tennessee won’t exist in a few months, if the federal government doesn’t reverse its ridiculous, inexcusable decision to defund the NEH.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Edmonton racked up a staggering 85 penalty minutes and a suspension for Evander Kane isn’t out of the question after his inexcusable and dangerous stick found Carter Verhaeghe’s neck when the Panthers forward was defenseless on the ice.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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R Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025
The fact that LeMahieu is on the roster is shocking enough, but this amount of consistent playing time isn't inexcusable for the Yankees.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
According to Serenity, Humanities Tennessee won’t exist in a few months, if the federal government doesn’t reverse its ridiculous, inexcusable decision to defund the NEH.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Edmonton racked up a staggering 85 penalty minutes and a suspension for Evander Kane isn’t out of the question after his inexcusable and dangerous stick found Carter Verhaeghe’s neck when the Panthers forward was defenseless on the ice.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusable
Adjective
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While Led Zeppelin would have benefited greatly from Reid’s singing, songwriting and distinctive guitar work, being in that barnstorming band would have placed unacceptable artistic restraints on him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The unexpected adverse media campaign that was launched by those who resigned on 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable damage and offers a glimpse of the unacceptable behaviors displayed in private.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For a character as proud as Kahn, this may be unforgivable, despite the consolatory Alamo that Hank rolls under the closing garage door.—
Genevieve Koski,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them.—
Keita Franklin,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Claude, valued at $61.5 billion, could cost $80–90 billion with market premiums, unjustifiable when licensing suffices.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Iran says talks now ‘unjustifiable’ The sixth round of U.S.-Iran indirect talks planned for Sunday over Iran ’s nuclear program will not take place, mediator Oman said.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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This game lets fans of telenovelas take on the outrageous characters and melodramatic plot twists to tell memorable stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Yes, Trump had already made certain concessions in advance, by preemptively walking back his outrageous opening gambit in the tariff war when markets rebelled against the policy.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Expecting Texans to shoulder this burden on their own while the rest of the country stood idly by would be morally indefensible and undermine the idea of our country as a group of states united.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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This is where indefensible personal taste comes in.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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