as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
This proposal is utterly unacceptable.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The conduct and behavior associated with the party were unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Birmingham neighborhoods.
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Julia Avant,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
So does Mayor Dean Trantalis for not calling out the commissioner for being unacceptable.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
This compassion was unacceptable to the State of New Jersey.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The conduct and behavior associated with the party were unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Birmingham neighborhoods.
—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
So does Mayor Dean Trantalis for not calling out the commissioner for being unacceptable.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
This compassion was unacceptable to the State of New Jersey.
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
Adjective
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
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Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong.
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.
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In November 2008 an errant air strike, conducted under auspices of a lame-duck Bush administration, killed 37 civilians who were at a wedding party in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.
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Are those still your worst fears?
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While a higher tracker error is not bad in and of itself, most investors become uncomfortable when their portfolio acts so differently from the index.
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Iran’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad World Cup got a lot better Sunday.
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What started as a horrible mistake ended up bringing the community together.
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The production quality was terrible.
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But in May of 1943, a terrible fire burned his studio to the ground.
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About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
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About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
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Messi shook off his awful spot kick to deliver another match-winning masterclass against Austria and become the competition’s all-time top scorer in the process.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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