unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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Examples of unacceptable in a Sentence
a word that is unacceptable in formal English
Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.
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Refusal establishes boundaries and has defined unacceptable human interactions as those denying dignity, respect and decency.
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
This is an unacceptable regression considering that over 2 million Californians remain unconnected to the internet.
—Luis A. Alejo, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
But after days of intensive diplomacy in the region, a monthslong effort to end the war in Gaza seems as stuck as ever, as each side clings stubbornly to maximalist demands unacceptable to the other.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 June 2024
But attempting to normalizing ties with Azerbaijan has stoked discontent at home, as protesters have accused Pashinyan of making unacceptable land concessions to Aliyev.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
This is an unacceptable regression considering that over 2 million Californians remain unconnected to the internet.
—Luis A. Alejo, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
But after days of intensive diplomacy in the region, a monthslong effort to end the war in Gaza seems as stuck as ever, as each side clings stubbornly to maximalist demands unacceptable to the other.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 June 2024
But attempting to normalizing ties with Azerbaijan has stoked discontent at home, as protesters have accused Pashinyan of making unacceptable land concessions to Aliyev.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 June 2024
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unacceptable
adjective
un·ac·cept·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl
-ak-
: not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
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