UNCONSTITUTIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

unconstitutional

adjective

Definition of unconstitutional

as in unjust

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Recent Examples of unconstitutional Black musician Paul Robeson, who supported various left-wing causes around the world and frequently traveled abroad for concerts, had his passport canceled in 1950, until the Supreme Court ruled this practice unconstitutional in 1958. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 And the public at large suffers for however long the unconstitutional ban restricts access to current and complete information about their government. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 The arrest came about a month before a Florida appellate court ruled that the state’s open-carry ban was unconstitutional. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 In a landmark 2018 ruling, India’s Supreme Court struck down a centuries-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the Sabarimala Temple in the southern state of Keralam, declaring the restriction discriminatory and unconstitutional. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconstitutional

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Adjective

Kosovo has criticized the verdicts as unjust, maintaining that the KLA, which Thaci had led before entering politics, fought against Serbian oppression.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
If the act is a cruel and unjust law, stealing from working Americans in order to feed the insatiable greed of the billionaire class, what can can average Americans do about it?

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

Caddell remains under administration, and the criminal investigation against the company and two of its managers in Italy is continuing, prosecutors said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
But that shifted in recent years as criminal justice advocates called attention to the issue.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

The league penalized Frank for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard and his family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank is suspended without pay for six months for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard and his family.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of impermissible

Adjective

Smith accepted a deal from prosecutors in March, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando Florida, has pleaded not guilty to trying to murder the singing superstar, plus more than a dozen other felony charges stemming from the shooting in March.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

The company said the model had demonstrated leaps in completing tasks, but OpenAI needed to balance that capability against unauthorized behavior.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of unauthorized

Adjective

As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbidden

Adjective

Legacy admissions hasn’t been declared unlawful under the tax code, and an admissions preference doesn’t prove a donation purchased admission.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Owen McIntire, 20, of Parkville, faces one count of malicious destruction of property and one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device for the March 2025 incident.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unlawful

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