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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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.
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Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Zelenskyy expressed concern over potential pressure on Ukraine should Donald Trump win the presidency, stating that any attempt to force it to surrender its territories would be unacceptable.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
These firms' opacity in the face of human suffering and clear risk of violations of international law indicates an unacceptable sense of impunity.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Zelenskyy expressed concern over potential pressure on Ukraine should Donald Trump win the presidency, stating that any attempt to force it to surrender its territories would be unacceptable.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
These firms' opacity in the face of human suffering and clear risk of violations of international law indicates an unacceptable sense of impunity.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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