unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
Synonyms
Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence
a word that is unacceptable in formal English
Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
Recent Examples on the Web
Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable behavior.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive, and made coworkers feel threatened.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Members of Netanyahu’s coalition have increasingly warned that a hostage deal poses unacceptable security risks.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
The rat-hating mayor said rats are traumatizing New Yorkers, which is simply unacceptable.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
When the climate crisis causes a young man’s teeth to fall out, and a young girl clings to reruns of Friends as the last WALL-E–style vestige of Western civilization, Leave the World Behind proves unexceptional — and unacceptable.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
The results on the ground are woefully insufficient and unacceptable.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Biden emphasized that strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation there are unacceptable, according to the White House.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
In a phone call on Thursday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was unacceptable and warned Israel to address the crisis or face consequences.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive, and made coworkers feel threatened.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Members of Netanyahu’s coalition have increasingly warned that a hostage deal poses unacceptable security risks.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
The rat-hating mayor said rats are traumatizing New Yorkers, which is simply unacceptable.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
When the climate crisis causes a young man’s teeth to fall out, and a young girl clings to reruns of Friends as the last WALL-E–style vestige of Western civilization, Leave the World Behind proves unexceptional — and unacceptable.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
The results on the ground are woefully insufficient and unacceptable.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Biden emphasized that strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation there are unacceptable, according to the White House.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
In a phone call on Thursday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was unacceptable and warned Israel to address the crisis or face consequences.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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