unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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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Cutting them to fund tax breaks for the wealthy is unacceptable.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Change fatigue can cause corporate leadership to become more willing to accept the unwelcome, and to normalize the unacceptable.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But the fact that people get to walk the streets and be aggressive on meth and have a machete is unacceptable.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Would your behavior be unacceptable outside the hotel?
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Change fatigue can cause corporate leadership to become more willing to accept the unwelcome, and to normalize the unacceptable.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But the fact that people get to walk the streets and be aggressive on meth and have a machete is unacceptable.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Would your behavior be unacceptable outside the hotel?
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacceptable. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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