as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
Such an outcome would (and should) be completely unacceptable to Ukraine and its partners.
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Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Though an unacceptable mistake led to the first goal, San Diego won the balance of play by a solid margin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Their aggressive behavior was completely unacceptable.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Political Battles Make Government Shutdown More Likely Recent CRs have been bipartisan, relying on significant support from Democrats, largely because a hardcore group of Republicans refuse to vote for CRs without massive spending cuts that are unacceptable to Democrats (and some Republicans).
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unacceptable
Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Though an unacceptable mistake led to the first goal, San Diego won the balance of play by a solid margin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Their aggressive behavior was completely unacceptable.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Political Battles Make Government Shutdown More Likely Recent CRs have been bipartisan, relying on significant support from Democrats, largely because a hardcore group of Republicans refuse to vote for CRs without massive spending cuts that are unacceptable to Democrats (and some Republicans).
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
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This reveals Wrexham have still been creating more than the opposition, suggesting there wasn’t a lot wrong and that an upturn in individual form, as happened at Mansfield with the back three, will bring the necessary results to stay in the promotion hunt.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Monkey continues Perkins’ brand of glossy, inert horror with the kind of cinematography and blocking that calls the wrong kind of attention to itself.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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And another research team, using data from 2015 to 2022, observed in an article available in Energy Research and Social Science that poor income distribution correlates with social unrest when fossil fuel subsidies are removed.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And poor work conditions can hurt morale in any field.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.—
Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.—
Tim Neville,
Outside Online,
23 Nov. 2020
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The state of our budget and our debt is bad for the country and bad for working families.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, irrational exuberance can leads stocks of good companies to be bad stocks.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Second, laser technology is deficient in energy, efficiency, and is too expensive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Of course, soil can also be deficient in important nutrients.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are so many horrible things happening in the world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Still, a light at the end of this very horrible long tunnel might be a bit more visible at this time.—
Greg Palkot,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a large part, the Heat’s supporting pieces have been awful this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood continued to celebrate the fearless first responders who worked to save lives and property during the awful Los Angeles wildfires last month.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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This is, on paper, a terrible idea for all involved.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Until its proves otherwise, Miami sits mediocre at ninth-best in the 16-team AFC -- not terrible, surely not the dregs ... but not a contender.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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