unacceptable

  • 11unacceptable — 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

  • 12unacceptable — [[t]ʌ̱nəkse̱ptəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unacceptable, you strongly disapprove of it or object to it and feel that it should not be allowed to continue. It is totally unacceptable for children to swear... Joanna left her… …

    English dictionary

  • 13unacceptable — adj. unacceptable to * * * [ˌʌnək septəb(ə)l] unacceptable to …

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  • 14unacceptable — /ʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl/ (say unuhk septuhbuhl) adjective so far from a required standard, norm, expectation, etc., as not to be allowed: unacceptable behaviour; an unacceptable offer. –unacceptability /ˌʌnəksɛptəˈbɪləti/ (say .unuhkseptuh biluhtee),… …

  • 15unacceptable — adjective the repair job on the gutters was unacceptable Syn: intolerable, insufferable, unsatisfactory, inadmissible, inappropriate, unsuitable, undesirable, unreasonable, insupportable; offensive, obnoxious, disagreeable, disgraceful,… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 16unacceptable — /ˌʌnək septəb(ə)l/ adjective which cannot be accepted ● The terms of the contract are quite unacceptable …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 17unacceptable — adjective Date: 15th century not acceptable ; not pleasing or welcome • unacceptability noun • unacceptably adverb …

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  • 18unacceptable — adj.; unacceptableness, n.; unacceptably, adv. * * * …

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  • 19unacceptable — adjective a) unsatisfactory; not acceptable b) not conforming to accepted usage Syn: inacceptable Ant …

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  • 20unacceptable — Synonyms and related words: bad, disagreeable, discommendable, distasteful, exceptionable, ill favored, illaudable, impossible, improper, inadmissible, inappropriate, indefensible, intolerable, objectionable, tasteless, unagreeable, unallowable,… …

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