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
His decision — driven by a misguided attempt to save money — is unforgivable.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The sisters also mention their own summer 16, when something unforgivable happened.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Here is an inconvenient truth: our forebears used the unrestrained free market to effect a staggering destruction of continental wildlife, an unforgivable crime against evolution in America.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
The sisters also mention their own summer 16, when something unforgivable happened.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Here is an inconvenient truth: our forebears used the unrestrained free market to effect a staggering destruction of continental wildlife, an unforgivable crime against evolution in America.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
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While Led Zeppelin would have benefited greatly from Reid’s singing, songwriting and distinctive guitar work, being in that barnstorming band would have placed unacceptable artistic restraints on him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The unexpected adverse media campaign that was launched by those who resigned on 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable damage and offers a glimpse of the unacceptable behaviors displayed in private.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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There was also another inexcusable error on the bases — which has become a common theme for the Yankees in the second, Paul Goldschmidt popped up to second base with one out and Jazz Chisholm Jr. on first.—
James Oconnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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There was also another inexcusable error on the bases — which has become a common theme for this Bomber squad.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 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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This game lets fans of telenovelas take on the outrageous characters and melodramatic plot twists to tell memorable stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Yes, Trump had already made certain concessions in advance, by preemptively walking back his outrageous opening gambit in the tariff war when markets rebelled against the policy.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Claude, valued at $61.5 billion, could cost $80–90 billion with market premiums, unjustifiable when licensing suffices.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
3 July 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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Expecting Texans to shoulder this burden on their own while the rest of the country stood idly by would be morally indefensible and undermine the idea of our country as a group of states united.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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This is where indefensible personal taste comes in.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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