unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence
a word that is unacceptable in formal English
Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
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To me, your voting parchment is your strongest advantage in the game, and losing it is unacceptable.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Superintendent Michael Robinson reviewed the video footage and determined the actions taken by the SRO were unacceptable, according to the school district’s release.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
This lapse is unacceptable given the gravity of human rights conditions in North Korea.
—Olivia Enos, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The letters were not uniformly spaced, and carried elements that in a formal typeface would be considered unacceptable; p wasn’t a mirror-opposite of q, for example.
—Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Superintendent Michael Robinson reviewed the video footage and determined the actions taken by the SRO were unacceptable, according to the school district’s release.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
This lapse is unacceptable given the gravity of human rights conditions in North Korea.
—Olivia Enos, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The letters were not uniformly spaced, and carried elements that in a formal typeface would be considered unacceptable; p wasn’t a mirror-opposite of q, for example.
—Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 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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