unconscionable
adjective
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When Do You Use unconscionable?
Something that can't be done in good conscience is unconscionable, and such acts can range from betraying a confidence to mass murder. For a five-syllable word, unconscionable is actually quite common. This is partly because it isn't always used very seriously; so, for example, a critic is free to call a fat new book "an unconscionable waste of trees". In law, an unconscionable contract is one that, even though it was signed by both parties, is so ridiculous that a judge will just throw it out.
Examples of unconscionable in a Sentence
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Indeed, in 1962 the Indian Claims Commission found the consideration paid under the Brunot Agreement so inadequate as to be unconscionable.
—Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
New York requires that agreements must be in writing, signed and notarized as a deed of property and that the agreement was not unconscionable at the time of signing.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The mobile park owners had argued the proposal was harsh and unconscionable.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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“Unconscionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconscionable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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