UNCONSTITUTIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

unconstitutional

adjective

Definition of unconstitutional

as in unjust

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Recent Examples of unconstitutional Challengers argued that such a broad law is plainly unconstitutional under a variety of Supreme Court precedents, holding that children do have substantial free speech rights. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 July 2026 Idaho’s previous attorney general had warned the law could be unconstitutional. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 In the complaint, the administration says the statute is unconstitutional and overbroad, targeting a wide variety of popular models. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Running this child over was grossly excessive and unconstitutional. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconstitutional

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Adjective

To eject him not only from the match for an action that merited a yellow card at most, but to disqualify him from the next match as well, was patently unjust.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Pitchfork cites Reed and At Pluto on several counts of alleged wrongdoing, including for fraudulent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

As part of her release conditions, she has been ordered to stay away from her 13-year-old daughter while the criminal case proceeds.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
In some regions, a single medical examiner may oversee hundreds of deaths each year, leading to bottlenecks that can slow criminal cases, complicate insurance claims, and leave families waiting months and sometimes years for answers.

— Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026

Definition of criminal

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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.

— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025

Definition of prohibited

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Court records show that Sorsby has acknowledged making thousands of impermissible bets on pro and college sports totaling at least $90,000 during his time at Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
The board would be able to suspend or prohibit any investment found to be impermissible.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 June 2026

Definition of impermissible

Adjective

Immediately after the prosecutor finished his closing argument, the judge found Broadwater guilty without leaving the bench to deliberate.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026
Dominguez, diagnosed with the symptoms of schizophrenia, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the violent attacks.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

Richards, 43, is facing two charges — touch or strike/battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services — according to his case docket on the Broward County Clerk of Courts website Friday.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of unauthorized

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

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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 June 2026

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