unacceptable

/ (ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl) /

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adjective

not satisfactory; inadequatethe standard was wholly unacceptable

intolerablehitting children is unacceptable

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Words nearby unacceptable

unabashedly, unabated, unable, unabridged, unaccented, unacceptable, unaccommodated, unaccompanied, unaccomplished, unaccountable, unaccounted

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How to use unacceptable in a sentence

They both recognize that we are in a raging, ever worsening housing crisis and that the status quo is unacceptable.
Politics Report: Alleged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 5, 2020|Voice of San Diego
This consent decree will ensure Voyant’s unacceptable treatment of female employees will not stand any longer.
Temp Workers Fight Back Against Alleged Sexual Harassment and Say They Face Retaliation for Doing So|by Melissa Sanchez|August 28, 2020|ProPublica
If we had to seek an alternative to USPS Media Mail, our shipping costs would balloon to unacceptable levels.
Slowed mail delivery is the last thing indie bookstores need right now|Rachel King|August 19, 2020|Fortune
Developers and county officials looked into numerous solutions over the years – some were unacceptable to the fire district, others to Accretive.
The Burning Question Surrounding the Latest Version of Lilac Hills Ranch|Maya Srikrishnan|June 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego

The fact that I was neither outraged nor filled with jubilation was not only unacceptable, but also placed me in the minority.
The Outrage Over Beyonce’s Bettie Page Bangs: Why the Media Must Stop Objectifying Women|Phoebe Robinson|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That, they feel, is unacceptable given the Sudden Departure.
Carrie Coon on ‘The Leftovers,’ That Wild Finale, Her Apocalyptic Visions, and ‘Gone Girl’|Marlow Stern|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rõivas called the kidnapping of a counterintelligence official a serious crime “unacceptable to any Estonian.”
Russia Steps Up Pressure on the Baltics|Will Cathcart|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The jurors could “send a message” that bitter, defamatory blogging and tweeting was unacceptable.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He detailed the unacceptable groups like the NRA, big sugar and Monsanto, from which Michaud had taken donations from.
Could Maine Re-Elect Its Wingnut Governor Paul LePage?|Ben Jacobs|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vernon was a zealous Whig, and not personally unacceptable to the chiefs of his party.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
His hearers were struck with stupor: if the conditions were unacceptable, war became inevitable.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard
A little information with respect to her will perhaps not be unacceptable to the reader before entering upon the story.
The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear|Anonymous
The reader will, it is confidently anticipated, deem, it no unacceptable addition.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
He thought that I might bring something out of my old Portfolio which would be not unacceptable in the new magazine.
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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