unconscionable

adjective

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce unconscionable (audio)
Definition of unconscionablenext
1
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report

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2
as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right a politician with an unconscionable disregard for the truth

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Recent Examples of unconscionable Balancing the budget on the backs of Maryland’s most vulnerable citizens is unconscionable. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 New York requires that agreements must be in writing, signed and notarized as a deed of property and that the agreement was not unconscionable at the time of signing. — Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 The mobile park owners had argued the proposal was harsh and unconscionable. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Cutting school funding to close a deficit created in part by corporate tax loopholes would be unconscionable. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscionable
  1. excessive
  2. immoral
  3. extreme
  4. ruthless
  5. insane
  6. unethical
  7. steep
  8. extravagant
Adjective
  • Tammy Abraham left soon after Tuchel arrived while most of the forwards — with the exceptions of Mason Mount and Kai Havertz — grew tired of the manager’s excessive candour.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • If the prospect of lines, crowds, and excessive noise is deterring you from a vacation this summer, then the area around Shippea Hill is the ultimate antidote.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of excessive
Adjective
  • Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • In his view, that defiance forced the GOP to take extreme measures and go it alone.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
  • Still, many labor for long hours in extreme heat without shade, without reliable access to clean water, and without the basic protections most Floridians take for granted.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of extreme
Adjective
  • Neill was magnetic as the ruthless CI Major Chester Campbell in Peaky Blinders—an antagonist and romantic rival of Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise, who has a tournament-high five assists, were also kept quiet by the ruthless Spaniards.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of ruthless
Adjective
  • What saves Hyperdrive is the dry humour and the slightly insane set and character design.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Every single story about his time in Hollywood was about a major movie, a major director, and lots of drugs and insane scandal.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • Edward Obayashi, a deputy sheriff and policy adviser who teaches an ethics and policing class in California, said there is nothing unethical about what the governor or the officer did.
    — Jessica Hill, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The firm, also known as DTLA, denied allegations of unethical solicitation.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of unethical
Adjective
  • That marks a steep decline of 74% from the movie's already-poor $37 million debut, a much bigger drop than is typical for a summer superhero film.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In the tourney, Zellers had five goals and three assists in five games and made a steep climb up the depth chart.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • The newlyweds, both 36, tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony at the iconic venue July 3, which took over the streets of Manhattan and required the New York Police to shut down the immediate vicinity.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revealed how much Taylor Swift paid the city for her and Travis Kelce‘s extravagant Madison Square Garden wedding.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Definition of extravagant

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