UNCONSCIONABLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

unconscionably

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Definition of unconscionably

as in unreasonably

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Recent Examples of unconscionably 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, 18 June 2026 Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025

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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
The Justice Department was required to prove Lander knowingly and unreasonably obstructed the usual use of elevators and an elevator lobby.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

Definition of unreasonably

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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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These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes.

— Alexa St. John, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Well easy to say, the weather won’t be unbearably hot during this entire stretch.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of unbearably

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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

Definition of extravagantly

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