UNJUSTIFIABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

unjustifiable

adjective

ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl

Definition of unjustifiable

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 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 Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, said the war was morally unjustifiable. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 She had been detained for 46 days; a federal judge that day ruled her detention unjustifiable. — J Malcolm Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Time away from her family felt increasingly unjustifiable. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unjustifiable

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Adjective

Custard said, for the public, all this adds up to unacceptable risk.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
But to build a web of accusations based on false premises and the manipulation of reality in order to attack the Biennale and a film invited to compete is a petty and unacceptable act.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Of course, Gems’ multiple drafts were only the beginning; once the script was ready to green-light, Burton’s design and effects teams had to figure out how to actually bring Gems’ outrageous flights of imagination to life.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of outrageous

Adjective

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
The dubiousness of the mayor’s position goes beyond his indefensible gamble with public health.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of indefensible

Adjective

My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
The Bills held their return of the Red and Blue practice at Highmark on Saturday, and posts on social media started flooding in, racking up millions of views and engagements, showing the frankly inexcusable views from some seats at the new stadium.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inexcusable

Adjective

The texture is great, but the lack of flavor and aroma is unforgivable.

— Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 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

But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

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