INEXCUSABLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

inexcusably

adverb

as in unreasonably

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Recent Examples of inexcusably That has become increasingly difficult as the level of scrutiny increases year-on-year, while standards of behaviour on and off the field inexcusably continue to fall. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026 After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025

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However, Google is prohibited from unreasonably blocking third-party store clients uploaded to Google Play.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of unreasonably

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Meredith, New Hampshire Meredith is one of those almost unbearably cute small East Coast towns—especially in the fall, when the colors really pop.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Which is why the delivery of a frank but highly articulate speech about desire, especially to the very person one desires, proves unbearably intense.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of unbearably

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Upstairs was the primary bedroom, which came with an almost obscenely large master bathroom, complete with a soaking tub and a shower with ocean views.

— Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Tickets for most big sporting events and concerts are obscenely overpriced these days (Knicks playoff ticket prices were right up there with the World Cup), pricing out many of the fans who truly live and breathe the sport.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

Definition of obscenely

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With the mayor unconscionably on the sidelines, the council should identify a few leaders — Finance Committee Chair Pat Dowell, 3rd, and former committee chair Scott Waguespack, 32nd, come to mind — to see if a deal with real benefits for the city can be struck in the next few weeks.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Cicero has been my nemesis in this book, for unconscionably grasping for elder power and offering up rationales for doing so repeated over the centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of unconscionably

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People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

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