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
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The question of the night is the choice between selling out their souls to the vapid American tourists at the Tropicana nightclub (bad) or singing for their own people on the wrong side of the tracks (good).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Bias is a problem because AI learns from past data, and if that data has mistakes or unfair patterns, AI can repeat them, leading to wrong or unfair decisions.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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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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Without a clear profit strategy, high sales numbers can mask underlying issues like bloated expenses, poor cash flow, or razor-thin margins.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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How to build good habits and break bad ones via tiny changes in behavior. … Paperback fiction 1.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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The tech giant had a horrible week, off nearly 11% in the period despite Friday’s relief bounce.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is really happening and these horrible things are happening and that this person doesn't want to be happening.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To have hate at such a young age for another student is awful.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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But against lefties, while hitting from the righty batter's box, Cabrera has been downright awful, with a .562 OPS and anemic .209 batting average in 187 career plate appearances.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Traditional networks grant access just because a device is on the network, which is a terrible idea.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Other adults in the room opt to avert their eyes as Jamie disrobes, but Eddie can’t turn away, out of a mix of protectiveness and horrified shock, in the same way that there’s no editor to protect the characters, the actors, or the audience from having to live in each terrible moment of the scene.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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