unexceptionable

adjective

Definition of unexceptionablenext
as in unobjectionable

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Recent Examples of unexceptionable This seems unexceptionable today, when even popular language columnists, such as the Times’ John McWhorter, are manifest descriptivists. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Opponents have dismissed it as a screed, but much of it is a recitation of unexceptionable (and often boilerplate) arguments against wokeness. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2024 For all Miss Manners knows, that may still motivate some guests, although the practice has become common to the point of being unexceptionable. — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022 The floor has been put in unexceptionable order for dancing, and the Committee on Arrangements flatters itself that every possible preparation looking to the enjoyment of the dancers has been provided for. — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022 This president has only, to my recollection, addressed the whole country on a national issue from his office once, and his appearance then was unexceptionable. — Conrad Black, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019 Guarding against betrayal, whether deliberate or accidental, is also unexceptionable. — Jennifer Sims, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexceptionable
  1. unobjectionable
  2. acceptable
  3. desirable
  4. pleasant
  5. delightful
  6. attractive
Adjective
  • On its face, Barker said much of the advice sounds unobjectionable.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Such qualities might be unobjectionable, even desirable, in and of themselves, but their ubiquitous appearance across the internet has turned them into instant design clichés.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Definition of unobjectionable
Adjective
  • If an agent recommends three accounts for a sales rep to review, a lower confidence threshold is acceptable because human oversight remains intact.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, this memo claims, sending people to live in institutions—away from their families, friends, and beds—is an acceptable option.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • Rather, the study merely serves as a warning that should this happen in the future, the outcome would not be desirable.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Other interviewees remembered a time when families seeking husbands for their daughters preferred sons of party cadres; today, a man with access to foreign currency or a profitable business can be much more desirable.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a world of endless technical advancement, who could have predicted that the greatest luxury of all would be a pleasant conversation with a human?
    — Anna van Praagh, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasant
Adjective
  • The orange zest added into the frosting adds a bit of brightness that punches up this delightful dessert.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Together the duo enjoy scaring themselves into a teeth-chattering but delightful evening.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of delightful
Adjective
  • Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For example, goldfinches, cardinals, chickadees, and other non-migratory birds seek out the attractive seedheads of black-eyed Susans.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of attractive

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“Unexceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexceptionable. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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