as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
Russia has criticized elements of Kellogg’s proposal and similar ideas floated in Washington as unacceptable.
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Dan De Luce, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
The fact that Americans are now flocking to a domestic Chinese social media platform that blatantly removes content deemed unacceptable by the Chinese government demonstrates the ineffectiveness of trying to ban a single app like TikTok in the first place, says Funk.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dan De Luce, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
The fact that Americans are now flocking to a domestic Chinese social media platform that blatantly removes content deemed unacceptable by the Chinese government demonstrates the ineffectiveness of trying to ban a single app like TikTok in the first place, says Funk.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
Adjective
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Kohn said he was relieved to finally have a doctor who could tell him what was wrong.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The outlet reports that Puente would even continue to write letters to her tenants’ family members for months following their deaths in order to cover her tracks and lead the families to believe nothing was wrong.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.—
Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.—
Tim Neville,
Outside Online,
23 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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Daily How Nike’s new CEO plans to rebound from its worst year ever Sheryl Estrada NewslettersTerm Sheet Yan-David Erlich, former Weights and Biases executive, joins B Capital as general partner Allie Garfinkle NewslettersData Sheet The key to Netflix’s blowout earnings?—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bankers, who often complain that uncertainty is bad for business, are now willing to try all sorts of deals to see what will work.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its star players include peptides and lipids—two things eczema-prone skin is deficient in, Dr. Weinstein Velez says.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2025
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Vitamin D More than 40% of adult Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Low levels are linked to fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, mood disorders and cognitive decline.—
Lina Begdache,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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