The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
unacceptable — I adjective displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, impossible, inadmissable, inappropriate, ingratus, iniucundus, intolerable, not fitting, objectionable, offensive, repugnant, unappealing, unattractive, undesirable, undesired, uninviting,… … Law dictionary
unacceptable — (adj.) late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ACCEPTABLE (Cf. acceptable). Related: Unacceptably … Etymology dictionary
unacceptable — [adj] not suitable or satisfactory below par*, damaged, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, half baked*, ill favored, improper, inadmissible, insupportable, lousy*, not up to snuff*, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, reject … New thesaurus
unacceptable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not satisfactory or allowable. DERIVATIVES unacceptability noun unacceptably adverb … English terms dictionary
unacceptable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unacceptable */*/ — UK [ˌʌnəkˈseptəb(ə)l] / US adjective wrong or harmful, especially by not reaching usual or accepted standards of behaviour, morals etc unacceptable levels of pollution This sort of behaviour is quite unacceptable in a civilized society.… … English dictionary
unacceptable — un|ac|cept|a|ble [ ,ʌnək septəbl ] adjective ** wrong or harmful, especially by not reaching usual or accepted standards of behavior, morals, etc.: unacceptable levels of pollution This sort of behavior is totally unacceptable in a civilized… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unacceptable — un|ac|cept|a|ble [ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl] adj something that is unacceptable is so wrong or bad that you think it should not be allowed ▪ I found her attitude totally unacceptable. ▪ unacceptable levels of pollution unacceptable to ▪ The recommendations… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unacceptable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ The cost of these proposed changes mak … Collocations dictionary
unacceptable — adjective 1 something that is unacceptable is so wrong or bad that you think it should not be allowed: unacceptable levels of unemployment 2 the unacceptable face of the bad or unfair part of a system, activity etc: property speculation, the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
