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
The second was the unforgivable move by Bob Irsay in 1984 to take the beloved Colts out of Baltimore and move them to Indianapolis.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The inability to stop shipping goals from set pieces was unforgivable as was the failure to stop the predictable early first goal at Brentford and the subsequent flood that followed.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
For anyone who is outside the MAGA bubble, the first and best half of Whipple’s book is a voyage into the unforgivable.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The inability to stop shipping goals from set pieces was unforgivable as was the failure to stop the predictable early first goal at Brentford and the subsequent flood that followed.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
For anyone who is outside the MAGA bubble, the first and best half of Whipple’s book is a voyage into the unforgivable.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
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In April 2021, the European Commission proposed a draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act, aimed at introducing a system of AI classification based on risks to users (minimal, limited, high, unacceptable).—
Olena Orliuk,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Anything less is unacceptable to the Bosteros, as Boca’s fans are known.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Just seven episodes into a sitcom with five main characters to flesh out, that’s not inexcusable.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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Playoff droughts like the one the team went through over the previous four seasons have gone from the norm to inexcusable.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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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
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The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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My hair fell out, my mouth filled with sores, and the overnight fevers were outrageous.—
Noor Hassan,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Iran says talks now ‘unjustifiable’ The sixth round of U.S.-Iran indirect talks planned for Sunday over Iran ’s nuclear program will not take place, mediator Oman said.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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And without consumers, infrastructure investment remains commercially unjustifiable.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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By selecting a case where the underlying policy is widely considered legally indefensible, the Court may be trying to isolate the injunction issue from the merits of Trump’s executive order.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
14 May 2025
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That someone would appropriate her best friend’s saga of wartime survival is clearly indefensible.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Unforgivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgivable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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