unacceptable
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Synonyms
bad, bastard, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar, substandard, unsatisfactory, wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong
Antonyms
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
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The main thing, surely, is the conclusion: that slavery is now and always will be unacceptable. — The Economist, "Everywhere in chains," 27 Aug. 2019 Even for the Romans of the time, who were accustomed to interminable political upheaval, this episode marked an unacceptable low. — National Geographic, "In 897, the corpse of a pope was exhumed鈥攖o be put on trial.," 20 Aug. 2019 Pandering to a climate that accuses Portland of being soft on antifa is unacceptable. — oregonlive.com, "Portland mayor gathers civic leaders in continued push against protest violence," 14 Aug. 2019 Finishing with four touchdowns at Njoku鈥檚 size is unacceptable. — Shawn Childs, SI.com, "Fantasy Football: Busts to Avoid in 2019," 8 Aug. 2019 Silviu Sirbu, Voxility CEO 8chan's content is hate speech and is unacceptable according to our Acceptable Use Policy. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "8chan resurfaces, along with The Daily Stormer and another Nazi site," 7 Aug. 2019 In short, the algorithm needs to prove that all As + all Bs = C. And while there has been an unacceptable number of mass shootings, there has not been the number of shootings necessary to create a responsible and predictable tool. — Kristina Libby, Popular Mechanics, "Why Tech Will Never Be Able to Predict the Next Mass Shooting," 6 Aug. 2019 The behavior described is unacceptable, and the driver鈥檚 access to Lyft has been permanently removed. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A Lyft driver used a racial slur and pointed a gun at a passenger in Elm Grove, complaint says," 23 July 2019 The Portuguese can make the entire defence appear frail with his frustratingly poor positioning, whilst a tendency to let his head drop is unacceptable. — SI.com, "Champions League 2019/20: How Many Players Each of the Contenders Still Need to Sign This Summer," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unacceptable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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