UNCONSTITUTIONAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

unconstitutional

adjective

Definition of unconstitutional

as in unjust

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Recent Examples of unconstitutional The case centers on Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s extraordinary decision to block the campaign and declare it unconstitutional earlier this month. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 The complaint alleges that the Chino Valley policy is unlawful under state law and unconstitutional under state and federal law. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 But this month, the Coalition for Open Democracy, a voter advocacy group, filed a lawsuit, arguing the New Hampshire law is unconstitutional for burdening eligible students' right to vote and discriminating against younger voters for their age. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 Unsurprisingly, one lower court has said that the order appears to be an unconstitutional use of Presidential power. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconstitutional

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The lawsuit includes claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024 for misappropriation, unjust enrichment, false advertising, infringement and related claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unjust

Adjective

Erdogan has called Netanyahu a war criminal and repeatedly accused Israel of atrocities in Gaza; Netanyahu has accused Erdogan of supporting Hamas.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
That’s a question usually put to criminal defendants and key players in a scandal, not the District Attorney’s office itself.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Adjective

The league reprimanded the Aces for impermissible player benefits in 2023, docking Las Vegas a 2025 first-round draft pick, so stripping more draft capital as a punishment would not have been unprecedented.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The following year, after transferring to West Virginia, Kriisa would face a nine-game suspension for violating NCAA rules governing impermissible benefits while with the Wildcats.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of impermissible

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Six other co-conspirators who bought remains from Lodge have also pleaded guilty and received sentences.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of guilty

Adjective

When Russians embrace the Eurasian narrative, they are also engaged in the political project of rejecting Europe and the West, which Putin and his allies deride as decadent, declining, and immoral.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In the realms of art, literature, film, and television, words and images that would once have been considered indecent, offensive, or immoral are now commonplace, especially in the West.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of immoral

Adjective

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
To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbidden

Adjective

Legal experts say such a move would probably be swiftly blocked by courts, as would any unlawful deployment of military troops to polls.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The suit alleges that Paramount’s unlawful termination has caused him some $4 million in economic damages.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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