unconscionable
not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
not in accordance with what is just or reasonable: unconscionable behavior.
excessive; extortionate: an unconscionable profit.
Origin of unconscionable
1Other words for unconscionable
Other words from unconscionable
- un·con·scion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·con·scion·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby unconscionable
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How to use unconscionable in a sentence
Yet there is no urgency on either side of the aisle, and it's unconscionable.
The wife’s attorney told Davis that it was “unconscionable” that the Sheriff’s Department and county lawyers withheld the clerk’s name, which is a potential violation of court rules.
Morning Report: Explosive Account in Jail Death Case | Voice of San Diego | September 4, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoChris Morris, who’s representing Moriarty’s wife, Michelle, said it was “unconscionable” that the Sheriff’s Department and county lawyers withheld Werner’s name, a potential violation of court rules.
Longtime Sheriff’s Employee Contradicts Official Account of Jail Death | Kelly Davis | September 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis is best illustrated by the unconscionable deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
Coronavirus Deaths And Those Of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery Have Something In Common: Racism | LGBTQ-Editor | June 10, 2020 | No Straight NewsI read somewhere recently that, several years back, Purdue Pharma tried to acquire the marketing rights to buprenorphine, which just absolutely is unconscionable to me, and so I would agree with you one thousand percent.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403) | Stephen J. Dubner | January 23, 2020 | Freakonomics
Certainly, such crimes are beyond unconscionable and horrifying.
You know exactly what: Barack Obama is the weakest president ever, this is unconscionable.
Both sides agree that the conditions at the slaughterhouses as well as during the journey there are unconscionable.
Veterans groups called it unconscionable to inflict cuts of any kind on a force that has endured repeated deployments.
We must look in the mirror and not be afraid to confront the unconscionable reality that is Israel's military occupation.
The bull moved forward a little also, and I lost sight of both for what seemed to me an unconscionable time.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughIf she was merely late, he equally objected to such unconscionable inexactitude.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettAnd I am aching—have ached ever since this jade of an Ideal learnt the unconscionable trick of inhabiting one image only.'
The Well-Beloved | Thomas HardyMole-eyes grow hawk's: knowledge is lent In grudging driblets that pay high unconscionable usury To unrelenting life.
The Burning Wheel | Aldous HuxleyMother is gadding somewhere at this unconscionable hour, so I suppose they thought I didn't want any.
The Beauty | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
British Dictionary definitions for unconscionable
/ (ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /
unscrupulous or unprincipled: an unconscionable liar
immoderate or excessive: unconscionable demands
Derived forms of unconscionable
- unconscionableness, noun
- unconscionably, adverb
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