as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
And that's something that's unacceptable.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Tehran estimates a post-war Hormuz toll could generate $40 billion in annual revenue, The Wall Street Journal reported, and is pitching Gulf nations on sharing the proceeds, even as Washington reassures its allies that tolls would be unacceptable.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
In Europe, Apple now supports multiple app stores after years of calling that an unacceptable security risk, and lets developers use their own billing services with a much bigger discount on its service fees.
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Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Yes, Stokes’ late night out, in the context of what went on before, was unacceptable.
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Nasser Hussain,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Tehran estimates a post-war Hormuz toll could generate $40 billion in annual revenue, The Wall Street Journal reported, and is pitching Gulf nations on sharing the proceeds, even as Washington reassures its allies that tolls would be unacceptable.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
In Europe, Apple now supports multiple app stores after years of calling that an unacceptable security risk, and lets developers use their own billing services with a much bigger discount on its service fees.
—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Yes, Stokes’ late night out, in the context of what went on before, was unacceptable.
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Nasser Hussain,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
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Something told me that there was something wrong.
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The interest rate hypothesis points the wrong direction — the most rate-sensitive occupations, like construction, have the lowest AI exposure.
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Because of that, these hands suffer from high production costs, poor durability against impacts, short operational lifespans, and there are no existing solutions that engineers can readily draw upon, Wang added.
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The extreme heat can also affect people who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure, or who take certain medications, such as for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation.
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Stronger and more flavorful than in your original lame iteration?
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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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That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.
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Offer Real Value, Not Leftovers Most product bundles fail not because the idea is bad but because the execution misses what consumers actually want.
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The Red Sox offense has been horrible this season, but Contreras has been everything the club could have hoped for.
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.
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Thank you to everyone who read or contributed to this column over the years, who reached out to me with story ideas or tips, or complimented my terrible artwork.
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Visitors will see his Rough Riders uniform; the 1884 diary grieving his terrible loss; and the eyeglasses case, speech and shirt from the 1912 assassination attempt against him.
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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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What is often misunderstood is that any of these virtuous behaviors can manifest as deficient vices when underdeveloped and as excess vices when strong but unsupported by the other 10 character dimensions, as evidenced by Steve Jobs.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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