as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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Recent Examples of unjustifiable
The risk-reward is simply unjustifiable at this point with BTC available as an alternative.
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Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
These tariffs are completely unjustifiable, and Canadians are united in the face of this economic threat.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The 107 new plaintiffs join 60 other former patients who have accused Brock in lawsuits last year of inappropriate and medically unjustifiable behavior that at times resulted in lasting physical complications.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
For many, $449 might be an unjustifiable luxury, but for the Nintendo faithful, these incremental improvements add up to something quite promising indeed.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
These tariffs are completely unjustifiable, and Canadians are united in the face of this economic threat.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The 107 new plaintiffs join 60 other former patients who have accused Brock in lawsuits last year of inappropriate and medically unjustifiable behavior that at times resulted in lasting physical complications.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
For many, $449 might be an unjustifiable luxury, but for the Nintendo faithful, these incremental improvements add up to something quite promising indeed.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustifiable
Adjective
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Just totally unacceptable and mind-blowing for that kind of mistake.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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The critiques have only intensified with each year that passes since the team’s last Super Bowl victory in 1996, with Jones calling the drought unacceptable at the NFL owners meeting earlier this year.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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Adam Devine brought outrageous comedy to the role of Bumper and has been a regular face in film and TV since.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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For a character as proud as Kahn, this may be unforgivable, despite the consolatory Alamo that Hank rolls under the closing garage door.—
Genevieve Koski,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them.—
Keita Franklin,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2024
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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Feeling profoundly betrayed and abandoned by David, Rebecca’s loyalty lies with the vicious and conniving Juno, the only family she’s known for the last decade.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nothing could possibly go wrong with all the vicious alien specimens on board, right?—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustifiable. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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