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Recent Examples of unmentionable
Even at unmentionable speeds, reining in two supercars, the E60 felt rock-steady and sturdy.
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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
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
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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
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
Adjective
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That ineffable charge continued to feel palpable as the lights went down and a thunderous roar went up.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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Every man will seek with ineffable ardour the good of all.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The decision in Gardner’s favor could become a significant ruling for celebrities who use humor, exaggeration and sarcasm that some might find inappropriate when responding to strangers on social media platforms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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That Arthur, as the eldest, will inherit the brewery seems a bit inappropriate.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Schiff vehemently denies anything improper.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cramming Proposition 50 on the November special election ballot is an improper use of public funds.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some have said the situation is unseemly, others are happy for her, and a few, like podcast personality Crissle West, have taken aim at her character, work ethic, and parenting.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Newcastle’s unseemly dash to comply with profit and sustainability rules (PSR) at the end of June unsettled players.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hanson garnered a reputation as a great team player, an all-around hustler, and someone with valuable connections to illicit drugs that would help players through pain.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The genre grew through messaging apps like Telegram and illicit networks like el paquete — the packet — a system where content is shared weekly via flash drives.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Afterwards, there were some situations that were completely unacceptable.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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This type of behavior is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of sportsmanship, respect, and integrity that Kalamazoo Public Schools expects from student-athletes, coaches, and the entire school community.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The hotel currently has signs warning people that unauthorized vehicles can be towed.—
Michelle Marchante
September 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Prior to the crackdown, job growth in industries that rely on unauthorized immigrants kept pace with the rest of the private sector.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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