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
Those types of inexcusable mistakes not only loom large within a game, but also reduce the margin for error for the whole season.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
But the disregard is particularly inexcusable right now, when the conflict is escalating.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024
Deliberately failing to follow the law, right before our country’s most important election, is inexcusable.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
His actions were inexcusable and do not reflect the values or training of our office.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2024
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
But the disregard is particularly inexcusable right now, when the conflict is escalating.
—Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024
Deliberately failing to follow the law, right before our country’s most important election, is inexcusable.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
His actions were inexcusable and do not reflect the values or training of our office.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusable
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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
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To Solomon, this is what makes the whole thing unforgivable.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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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
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To convict, prosecutors must prove Penny's use of lethal force was unjustifiable and that Penny acted recklessly and consciously disregarded the substantial risk of putting Neely in the chokehold for so long.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Coppola captures the ambivalence of officers continuing to honor the fallen during an unjustifiable and unwinnable war, but the drama is buttoned-up and square.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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And the idea of the Broncos upsetting the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs is outrageous.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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The late-night host weighed in on a collection of increasingly outrageous political headlines during his Jimmy Kimmel Live monologue on Monday, including conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent admission that he was mauled by a demon while in bed with his wife and their four dogs.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 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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As her recent award accolades attest, Zine was a force of nature from first take to last, the conduit through which the viewer experiences the dread, horror, anguish and grief of witnessing her father murdered for the unpardonable sin of speaking his truth.Alexander Woo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
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Continuing to post on X has been indefensible for some time.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Collection The only flat-out indefensible film in Coppola’s career, Jack serves mainly to underscore all the ways in which Big could have gone horribly wrong.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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