unforgivable

adjective

un·​for·​giv·​able ˌən-fər-ˈgi-və-bəl 

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: too bad to be forgiven : not forgivable

an unforgivable crime/sin/error

Such boldness on the part of a man of my own class would have been almost unforgivable.

—Jack London

unforgivably

ˌən-fər-ˈgi-və-blē 

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adverb

Synonyms

• indefensible
• inexcusable
• inexpiable
• insupportable
• unjustifiable
• unpardonable
• unwarrantable

Examples of unforgivable in a Sentence

an unforgivable crime that society must seek just punishment for

they considered their friend's selfish behavior unforgivable

Recent Examples on the Web

To Solomon, this is what makes the whole thing unforgivable. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

Kansas State stands at the top of Big 12 hill, and Manhattan, Kan., in November could be every bit as unforgivable as games in Washington or Oregon. —Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024

That Baruch Goldstein’s unforgivable mass murder came on the heels of others, by Muslims of Jews, near the same sacred tomb? —Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024

That unforgivable decision is precipitated by the appearance of a music producer who seems to hold the keys to opportunity for the young girls and abuses that power for his own shameful ends. —Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above