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
This inexcusable violence belongs nowhere in a civilized society.
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Listen, what the Mavericks did last winter is inexcusable.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Firing a manager after 2 league matches only tells the players behaving like children that their inexcusable behavior is okie doke.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
With Notre Dame rushing only three, that was an inexcusable error by the Canes.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Listen, what the Mavericks did last winter is inexcusable.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Firing a manager after 2 league matches only tells the players behaving like children that their inexcusable behavior is okie doke.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
With Notre Dame rushing only three, that was an inexcusable error by the Canes.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusable
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Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other Republicans — especially in the House — see it as an unacceptable expansion of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, which Republicans have tried to eliminate or cut back since it was enacted 15 years ago.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, the fact that Ms. Presley chooses to make heartless and ridiculous statements about Area 51 and Bigfoot, making a mockery of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s death and his only daughter’s death, is shameful, disappointing and unforgivable.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This version — in which Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN — picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes the promising football career of hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell).—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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The choice to incinerate them is unjustifiable and undermines efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our lab tests simulated real-world use, and while some towel warmers fell short — struggling with uneven heating, safety concerns, or unjustifiable price points — others impressed us with standout qualities.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Sack Dress was outrageous, really outrageous.—
Sarah Mower,
Vogue,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Driss has fielded his share of outrageous custom requests.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 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
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Along with the $8 million Redwood Marine Terminal, Humboldt was the most indefensible of any offshore wind power proposal yet conceived.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But to take your best friend's Holocaust survival story and pass it off as your own for quite some time seems indefensible.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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