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
Adjective
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Notoriously indifferent to anyone on the wrong side of the 25-54 demo, advertisers eat this stuff up with a spork.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Recently, inflation has been moving in the wrong direction.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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That poor Texas child is likely not to be the only fatality.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The Browns are coming off a 3-14 season, their worst since a 0-16 campaign in 2017, Garrett's rookie year.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
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
Adjective
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Some compare Sanders to Geno Smith — not flattering, but not horrible.—
Troy Renck,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Everybody's going to be thrown, according to , into all these horrible situations.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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