as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
The only unacceptable choice is to stand still.
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This is completely unacceptable.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Any other items deemed inappropriate or unacceptable by management.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
Such clouds pose an unacceptable risk of lightning, which could kill a launch in the cradle.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This is completely unacceptable.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Any other items deemed inappropriate or unacceptable by management.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
Such clouds pose an unacceptable risk of lightning, which could kill a launch in the cradle.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
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Parasite The first non-English language film to win a Best Picture Oscar, Bong Joon-ho's Parasite centers on the Kims, who live on the wrong side of the tracks in Seoul, South Korea.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Joveljic stepped up and placed the penalty kick into his right-hand corner, while goalkeeper Brad Stuver dove the wrong way.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cutting carbs entirely can raise the risk of cholesterol, kidney stones, poor bone health, gut problems, and even cancer, added Stefanki.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Before Wednesday’s game, people within the organization were optimistic about Helsley putting his tipping problem and overall poor pitching behind him, pointing to a clean inning Monday.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shootouts are lame in comparison.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, Powell probably has little incentive to commit firmly given high lame-duck status and the fact that more employment and inflation numbers will hit before the September meeting.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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This was a classic Smith performance with tons of yardage and some risky throws with both good and bad results.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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You were called something much worse, and [it was] accepted.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Although no publicly available evaluation has classified Stines as mentally deficient, a number of coworkers and friends interviewed by state police said Stines was acting strangely in the days leading up to the shooting of Mullins.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition to widening the road from two to four lanes from San Dieguito Road to Via de la Valle, the narrow bridge deemed functionally obsolete and structurally deficient, will be replaced with a new 354-foot-long and 76-foot-wide bridge.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The horrible accident — later determined to be caused by pilot error — remains the deadliest plane crash in Charlotte history.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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But then came a horrible deep-ball attempt intended for Stefon Diggs that Isaiah Pola-Mao intercepted.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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But one other thing Reclaim does is show just how awful the Portal system is.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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How the Dolphins grow from such an awful performance will be paramount.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Both men are good, both men are bad and both men have made terrible mistakes.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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