as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
When does a well-off, highly-skilled professional with a strong credit history suddenly become an unacceptable risk for credit card lenders and other financial services companies?
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David Prosser, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The Wild haven’t played well since early January and even though the schedule is ideal with a bunch of home games the rest of the way, the Wild are a completely unacceptable 14-14-1 at Xcel Energy Center and owners of the league’s worst home-ice penalty kill.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
But the idea is contentious for some in France, where Mr. Macron’s political opponents have called it an unacceptable breach of French sovereignty.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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David Prosser, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The Wild haven’t played well since early January and even though the schedule is ideal with a bunch of home games the rest of the way, the Wild are a completely unacceptable 14-14-1 at Xcel Energy Center and owners of the league’s worst home-ice penalty kill.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
But the idea is contentious for some in France, where Mr. Macron’s political opponents have called it an unacceptable breach of French sovereignty.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
Adjective
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Recently, inflation has been moving in the wrong direction.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Agency leaders must also be mindful of compliance—misleading ads not only attract the wrong people but also risk legal trouble.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But there is another concerning trend and area that has to be improved — their poor record on second balls.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 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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Jayson Tatum kept the Celtics in the game most of the night with 33 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, but Brown had one of his worst games of the year with just 10 points.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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So first, the argument for not giving President Trump and Elon Musk more power to do more bad, to move money around at will, to shut down more organizations and to give it our vote.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those studies show that supplementing with vitamin A in people who are deficient can lead to milder infections with diseases like measles.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kraken was also accused of having deficient internal controls and record keeping.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some compare Sanders to Geno Smith — not flattering, but not horrible.—
Troy Renck,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Everybody's going to be thrown, according to , into all these horrible situations.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Fairfield County corridor is infamously awful, according to Potamkin Hyundai, with the Stamford stretch recently ranking as the number one busiest highway segment in the entire country.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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But Ovechkin has been scoring 50 goals (a season) for an awful long time now.—
Homero De la Fuente,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Since then, however, Wells Fargo has pulled back roughly 18%, as of the close on Monday, which continued a terrible recent stretch for the overall market due to economic uncertainty stemming from concern about the impact of President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The New York Yankees received terrible news on Monday regarding Gerrit Cole's injury.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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