as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
an unforgivable crime that society must seek just punishment for they considered their friend's selfish behavior unforgivable
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Recent Examples of unforgivable
If every harm is unforgivable, then no one can be forgiven.
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Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Some have called for a spin-off series about Laurel’s middle-aged quandaries, about how she’s dealt with the loss of her best friend, a divorce, and a daughter who makes messy, almost unforgivable, choices.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2025
The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them.
—Keita Franklin, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforgivable
Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Short of your life preserver, your water bottle may be the worst thing to forget, even one day out on the river, where the sun’s rays are unforgivable.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Some have called for a spin-off series about Laurel’s middle-aged quandaries, about how she’s dealt with the loss of her best friend, a divorce, and a daughter who makes messy, almost unforgivable, choices.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2025
The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them.
—Keita Franklin, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforgivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
Adjective
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Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hufanga deemed that first-quarter Jeanty touchdown unacceptable because any touchdown is unacceptable at this point to Denver’s defense.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The failure to see this coming was an inexcusable Democratic strategic catastrophe.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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We were inspired by their outrageous VHS cover art that promised epic tales of heroic barbarians rescuing buxom babes from giant monsters.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The heinous, appalling and unjustifiable massacre of October 7 followed decades of violence.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Other comedians have pointed to the inconsistency of balking at performing in Saudi Arabia when other governments around the world also sponsor morally unjustifiable actions.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Their comments were indefensible, offensive, hurtful.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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One area Lue isn’t too concerned with is the second unit, where backup center Brook Lopez and power forward John Collins have forged a nearly indefensible tandem.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Unforgivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgivable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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