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
But the loss to Chicago was especially unforgivable under the circumstances.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The two men do eventually join forces, however, once Dante’s goons cross an unforgivable line.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This version — in which Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN — picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes the promising football career of hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell).
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
If every harm is unforgivable, then no one can be forgiven.
—Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The two men do eventually join forces, however, once Dante’s goons cross an unforgivable line.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This version — in which Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN — picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes the promising football career of hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell).
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
If every harm is unforgivable, then no one can be forgiven.
—Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
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The European Union’s defense commissioner raised the prospect of a 100-thousand strong European army in a January speech, an idea previously dismissed as unworkable and political unacceptable in the bloc.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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For a game as complex and fast-paced as professional football, this lack of year-round preparation is unacceptable.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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For a law purportedly designed to help people treat their mental health conditions, this is an inexcusable outcome.—
Sakeena Trice,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Particularly inexcusable was a delay of game to begin Miami’s final possession.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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More to the point: Doing nothing would be unpardonable.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
27 Nov. 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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Danica Curcic’s character Katarina is much more outrageous, and Danica was not afraid to take that character to her limit.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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These outrageous price increases seem to be nothing more than corporate greed, which is what is gripping the country across the board and helping to keep inflation rising.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Time away from her family felt increasingly unjustifiable.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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There are some problematic cases already in the Hall, and the inconsistency grows increasingly unjustifiable.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The collective rejection of ICE’s brutal and indefensible assault on Minneapolis is part of a larger wave of solidarity against the federal government.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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But by the late 1950s, ICBMs emerged – and these deadly intercontinental ballistic missiles presented North America with a more insidious (and for a long time, indefensible) threat.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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