unmentionable

adjective

Definition of unmentionablenext
as in ineffable

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Recent Examples of unmentionable The concept of a Chinese luxury brand—or even one that fluttered on the verge of high-end—was unmentionable. — Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 That experience made higher taxes all but unmentionable in the GOP. — Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 Even at unmentionable speeds, reining in two supercars, the E60 felt rock-steady and sturdy. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024 There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable. — Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unmentionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
  1. ineffable
  2. inappropriate
  3. improper
  4. unseemly
  5. illicit
  6. unacceptable
  7. unauthorized
  8. unsuitable
Adjective
  • Too much wanting for something ineffable, something that feels more like absence than body, the negative space around a someone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, Simón stirs up the ineffable sadness that comes with wanting answers to the mysteries of your family — and then, like it or not, receiving them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of ineffable
Adjective
  • But does that in itself tell us that Bellingham’s comments were somehow wrong or inappropriate?
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The archdiocese also continues to investigate former Bishop Miege President Phil Baniewicz, who was ousted last August after allegations surfaced about inappropriate behavior with a minor.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of inappropriate
Adjective
  • People who participated—most of whom asked for anonymity, fearing reprisals—rejected the suggestion that there was anything improper about the practice.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The federal government removed some improper enrollments, but the price increase appears to have played a major role.
    — Aparna Soni, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of improper
Adjective
  • Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Don Marshall, known for his core role on the ABC sci-fi series Land of the Giants, plays the hard-working young professional, who is subjected to an unseemly outpouring of prejudice that the Ingalls family is alone in rebuking.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of unseemly
Adjective
  • In the latter case, it is found especially in countries where alcoholic drinks are hard to afford or illicit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • In Phoenix, this shift in the illicit drug supply has combined with heat, meth and homelessness to create an emerging crisis of overdose deaths in America’s fifth-largest city.
    — Josh Katz, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of illicit
Adjective
  • Critics say such plans are wholly unacceptable because light pollution from so many large, bright satellites would radically degrade views of the night sky.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
  • For the union, this is unacceptable and yet another issue their members are facing.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • Richards, 43, is facing two charges — touch or strike/battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services — according to his case docket on the Broward County Clerk of Courts website Friday.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of unauthorized
Adjective
  • Planting fruit trees in unsuitable spots may not just produce a poor harvest but could spell disaster for the tree.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Together, these cues may have signaled that conditions were becoming unsuitable.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of unsuitable

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