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Definitions

unacceptable

ADJECTIVE
not suitable or satisfactory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distasteful improper inadmissible objectionable offensive repugnant undesirable unsatisfactory
WEAK
below par damaged disagreeable displeasing exceptionable half-baked ill-favored insupportable lousy not up to snuff obnoxious reject unappealing uninviting unpleasant unwanted unwelcome won't do
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable agreeable appropriate good nice pleasant pleasing
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OK desirable satisfactory suitable

Example Sentences

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Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said her findings made clear the "unacceptable" rise in mistaken releases, and that the government would "bring the prison system into the 21st century".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In a news conference in March, just days before being named foreign secretary, Velasco condemned the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. custody as “painful, heartrending, and absolutely unacceptable for the government of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan warned earlier that the continued protests were "unacceptable".

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The Danish government has said U.S. sovereignty over bases, akin to the British model in Cyprus, is unacceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Joint authorship of the results, if any, of the collaboration was for some reason unacceptable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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