Synonyms for unacceptable
un·ac·cept·able

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1. unacceptableadjective

   Synonyms:
   inacceptable

   Antonyms:
   acceptable

2. unacceptableadjective

   unsatisfactory; not acceptable

   Synonyms:
   inacceptable

   Antonyms:
   acceptable

3. unacceptableadjective

   not conforming to accepted usage

   Synonyms:
   inacceptable

   Antonyms:
   acceptable

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1. unacceptableadjective

   not adequate to give satisfaction

   "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

   Synonyms:
   insufferable, unaccepted, unsufferable, impossible

   Antonyms:
   received, acceptable, standard, unexceptionable, bankable, satisfactory, tolerable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable

2. unacceptableadjective

   not acceptable; not welcome

   "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"

   Synonyms:
   insufferable, unaccepted, unsufferable, impossible

   Antonyms:
   acceptable, unobjectionable, tolerable, satisfactory, standard, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, bankable, received

3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferableadjective

   used of persons or their behavior

   "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

   Synonyms:
   unaccepted, impossible, insufferable, out of the question, unsufferable, unimaginable, inconceivable

   Antonyms:
   acceptable, tolerable, standard, unimpeachable, received, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, bankable, satisfactory

4. unacceptable, unacceptedadjective

   not conforming to standard usage

   "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"

   Synonyms:
   insufferable, unaccepted, unsufferable, impossible

   Antonyms:
   unobjectionable, acceptable, tolerable, satisfactory, bankable, unimpeachable, unexceptionable, standard, received

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1. unacceptableadjective

   Synonyms:
   objectionable, unwelcome, undesirable

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1. List of paraphrases for "unacceptable":

   intolerable, inadmissible, acceptable, impermissible, ineligible, unacceptably, untenable, unbearable, objectionable, unsustainable, unaccepted, reprehensible, unexceptable, indefensible

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How to use unacceptable in a sentence?

1. Senate Health:

   The opaque and secretive handling of information related to these events constitutes an obvious threat to public health and is unacceptable in a free nation whose elected leaders must be transparent with and accountable to the American people.

2. Monique Clesca:

   If he accepts this, there is not only a perception, but the reality that he has been put there by the international community, and I think that’s his burden to carry, what we’re calling for is for Haitians to really say this is unacceptable. We do not want the international community stating who ought to be in power and what ought to be done. It is up to us.

3. Cyrus Vance:

   I apologize for what were serious, unacceptable violations of law and the public trust, i apologize on behalf of our nation's law enforcement for this decades-long injustice, which has eroded public faith in institutions that are designed to guarantee equal protection under law. Your honor, we can't restore what was taken away from these men and their families, but by correcting the records, perhaps we can begin to restore that faith.

4. Francisco Esteva:

   To consider ongoing higher-risk surveillance with mammograms, sonograms, possible breast MRIs, probable multiple biopsies, many benign, just becomes unacceptable and too stressful, the women choosing bilateral mastectomy are choosing freedom from that.

5. Aly Omar:

   We didn't have any food, or drink or anything, not even water, i treated him on a bus after he was injured in an air strike, which is unacceptable. I call on the United Nations and the Red Cross to open a way for us to get out of the situation we're in. Our kids, women and elderly are stuck ...