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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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Buying a clock Chicago has now had two of the most inexcusable end-of-game clock management situations in the league with two different head coaches on the sideline.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Another user says Pereira not fighting Ankalaev is inexcusable.
Combat Sports Insider suggested something bigger and more unexpected could be on the horizon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
And even if the results aren’t there, efforts like this on home ice are inexcusable.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Buying a clock Chicago has now had two of the most inexcusable end-of-game clock management situations in the league with two different head coaches on the sideline.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Another user says Pereira not fighting Ankalaev is inexcusable.
Combat Sports Insider suggested something bigger and more unexpected could be on the horizon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
And even if the results aren’t there, efforts like this on home ice are inexcusable.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inexcusable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusable
Adjective
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In this team, calling in sick for shady reasons is unacceptable.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Greenwashing and intentional misinformation are unacceptable, but silence from the best actors is an even bigger risk.—
Jesper Brodin,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Leaving the country days after being notified of weather conditions that everyone who lives in LA knows are prime disaster fire conditions is unforgivable.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Health Psychopaths and the Rest of Us Laura Smith Searching for empathy with those society deems unforgivable.—
hazlitt.net,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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Such an action would be unjustifiable in peacetime.—
Henry E. Hale,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2023
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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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The two franchises eventually crossed over with the Warriors Orochi games, which mashes up characters from both titles alongside original ones for an outrageous kitchen sink approach with a fantasy bend.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The kit takes what is already a pretty outrageous sports car and outfits it with an aggressive aero package that features a front lip spoiler, a whole array of fins, and an even larger rear wing that retains the standard version’s DRS functionality.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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In other instances, though, the EOL is indefensible and should simply be changed.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Nvidia's performance comparisons aren't indefensible; with DLSS FG enabled, the cards can put out a lot of frames per second.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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