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unacceptable
un·ac·cept·a·ble U0018600 (ŭn′ĭk-sĕp′tə-bəl, -ăk-)adj. Not acceptable; unsatisfactory. un′ac·cept′a·bil′i·ty n.un′ac·cept′a·bly adv.unacceptable (ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl) adj1. not satisfactory; inadequate: the standard was wholly unacceptable. 2. intolerable: hitting children is unacceptable. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unacceptable - not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" | | 2. | unacceptable - not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"unwelcome - not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"acceptable - worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" | | 3. | unacceptable - used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"insufferable, unsufferable, impossibleintolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality" | | 4. | unacceptable - 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'"unacceptedlinguistics - the scientific study of languagenonstandard - not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap |
unacceptableadjective intolerable, unsatisfactory, unreasonable, off (Brit. informal), bad, poor, terrible, offensive, not on (informal), unpleasant, inappropriate, unwelcome, unsuitable, disgraceful, undesirable, improper, distasteful, out of order (informal), obnoxious, deplorable, displeasing, unseemly, objectionable, disagreeable, a bit much (informal), beyond the pale, inadmissible, insufferable, a bit off (Brit. informal), insupportable, impermissible, a bit thick (Brit. informal) She left her husband because of his unacceptable behaviour. acceptable, desirable, agreeable, pleasing, welcome, pleasant, delightfulunacceptableadjectiveArousing disapproval:exceptionable, ill-favored, inadmissible, objectionable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome.Translationsunacceptable
Synonyms for unacceptableadj intolerableSynonyms- intolerable
- unsatisfactory
- unreasonable
- off
- bad
- poor
- terrible
- offensive
- not on
- unpleasant
- inappropriate
- unwelcome
- unsuitable
- disgraceful
- undesirable
- improper
- distasteful
- out of order
- obnoxious
- deplorable
- displeasing
- unseemly
- objectionable
- disagreeable
- a bit much
- beyond the pale
- inadmissible
- insufferable
- a bit off
- insupportable
- impermissible
- a bit thick
Antonyms- acceptable
- desirable
- agreeable
- pleasing
- welcome
- pleasant
- delightful
Synonyms for unacceptableadj arousing disapprovalSynonyms- exceptionable
- ill-favored
- inadmissible
- objectionable
- undesirable
- unwanted
- unwelcome
Synonyms for unacceptableadj not adequate to give satisfactionRelated Wordsadj not acceptableRelated WordsAntonymsadj used of persons or their behaviorSynonyms- insufferable
- unsufferable
- impossible
Related Words- intolerable
- unbearable
- unendurable
adj not conforming to standard usageSynonymsRelated Words |