unjustifiable

adjective

ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unjustifiable (audio)
Definition of unjustifiablenext
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 What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate. — Brie Stimson , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 This unjustifiable benefit, which could be worth more than a hundred million dollars to the Trumps, would go directly into the pockets of the President and his family. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026 Today many Coloradans are saddened and distressed by this unjustifiable act but not at all surprised. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026 Salim has to be the pragmatic one who pretends everything around them isn’t morally unjustifiable just to get through the day without losing his mind. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unjustifiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustifiable
  1. unacceptable
  2. indefensible
  3. outrageous
  4. inexcusable
  5. unforgivable
  6. insupportable
  7. unpardonable
Adjective
  • The idea of not spending evenings with my kid is, kids are, is completely unacceptable.
    — Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI took months to discover the incident and notify the Australian agencies affected — that’s unacceptable by my standard.
    — Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • Just not as much as the callous bosses who created this indefensible, toxic situation and the fanatics who once cheered it.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That level of risk is indefensible in 2026 — more than 25 years after the United States achieved measles elimination.
    — Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of indefensible
Adjective
  • Chargers-Chiefs game prediction If not for the Chargers’ outrageous injury list, this would make for the perfect situation to pick a surprise Los Angeles win, or at the very least a cover.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nené — outrageous and drag-inflected — opens Sebastián up to the power of queerness, and Cruz played a similar role for Guitarricadelafuente.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of outrageous
Adjective
  • No matter who made the decisions for the Eagles and Commanders (1-3-1), the mistakes were inexcusable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • What the two of them have done to this autistic black man is inexcusable.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of inexcusable
Adjective
  • As the only game with a total below 40, this will be aesthetically unforgivable.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Poor Maisie Williams, meanwhile, gets stranded in a hospital room watching Maridueña lay around in a coma — unforgivable even if her character is a doctor.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unforgivable
Adjective
  • 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
  • There is no consensus on this in today’s housing discourse, and if anything, the discussion is leaning toward trying to make housing an entitlement, something completely insupportable and undesirable.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Definition of insupportable
Adjective
  • Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Alone in George’s office, Roger commits the unpardonable offense of reading his notebook.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of unpardonable

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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustifiable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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