as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished
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Recent Examples of inexcusable
But overall there is a mass consensus that putting the country under martial law was an inexcusable action, no matter what motivated the president to do so.
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
As road salt built up on the windshield, squirting the cleaner then using the wipers was effective but the extra drops of liquid the wipers consistently splattered all over the passenger side when performing its task, this was inexcusable and annoying.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The same listless play continued in the second half, and Washington’s defense had miscues that also were inexcusable against a weak opponent like the Cowboys.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
And given two chances in the last 3:58 to send the game to overtime, quarterback Jaxson Dart threw two inexcusable interceptions.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
As road salt built up on the windshield, squirting the cleaner then using the wipers was effective but the extra drops of liquid the wipers consistently splattered all over the passenger side when performing its task, this was inexcusable and annoying.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The same listless play continued in the second half, and Washington’s defense had miscues that also were inexcusable against a weak opponent like the Cowboys.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
And given two chances in the last 3:58 to send the game to overtime, quarterback Jaxson Dart threw two inexcusable interceptions.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusable
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Rangers: After winning the Presidents’ Trophy last year, the Rangers viewed a conference final loss to the eventual champions as an unacceptable result.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Given how much aid the United States has already provided to Ukraine, there is not much room for Washington to expand the flow of arms quantitatively, and further qualitative increases would entail unacceptable escalation risks.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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That indifference is the world’s burden to share, and will always be a tragedy on top of a tragedy — inexplicable, indefensible, unforgivable.S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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One of them is the unforgivable delay in seriously investigating Trump.Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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To make this gloomy picture even darker, unjustifiable gender disparities continue, as do exploitation, violence, and abuse.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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To convict, prosecutors have told the jury that Penny's use of lethal force must be considered unjustifiable and that Penny acted recklessly and consciously disregarded the substantial risk of putting Neely in the chokehold for so long.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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An outrageous budget buster that’s heading for approval will blow a $200 billion hole in the trust fund.John Fund, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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But any unpalatable class issues at the center of the movie are smoothed over by the outrageous star power of Culkin, who is so charismatic as Kevin that the performance has followed him ever since.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s explicit threats against the Bidens, and his record of trying to politicize the Justice Department and FBI, almost justify an unpardonable pardon, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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In her small and deeply Catholic community, suicide is an unpardonable sin, so a horrible crime lures her with the promise of escape.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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The prevailing food waste, however, is more than indefensible.Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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At a certain point, that lack of balance becomes indefensible.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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