unpardonable

adjective

ˌən-ˈpärd-nə-bəl
Definition of unpardonablenext
as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified regards cruelty to animals as an unpardonable sin

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Recent Examples of unpardonable 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 Trump’s explicit threats against the Bidens, and his record of trying to politicize the Justice Department and FBI, almost justify an unpardonable pardon, columnist Jackie Calmes writes. — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 In her small and deeply Catholic community, suicide is an unpardonable sin, so a horrible crime lures her with the promise of escape. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpardonable
  1. unacceptable
  2. unforgivable
  3. inexcusable
  4. unjustifiable
  5. indefensible
  6. outrageous
  7. insupportable
Adjective
  • Detection is no substitute for prevention, not when consequences are truly unacceptable.
    — Andrew Ginter, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The win won’t change what’s frankly been an unacceptable campaign for a program that was 18-1-4 just two seasons ago.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • In her newest novel, award-winning author Imbolo Mbue takes up the age-old question of how to forgive the unforgivable.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As the only game with a total below 40, this will be aesthetically unforgivable.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of unforgivable
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
  • What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable, and disproportionate.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • What is happening in Gaza is a catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of unjustifiable
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
  • 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

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“Unpardonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpardonable. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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