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unacceptable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unaccepted |
| Derivation | unacceptableness |
the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'.
unacceptable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impossible |
| Derivation | unacceptability, unacceptableness |
unacceptable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unacceptableness, unacceptability |
a word unacceptable in polite society.
an unacceptable violation of personal freedom.
unacceptable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unacceptableness |
the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable.
Examples of unacceptable
unacceptable
Earlier, White House political guru Karl Rove called such a device unacceptable.
From the businessweek.com
This is an unacceptable circumstance to elevate profits over all other concerns.
From the suntimes.com
It's Day 47 of what we regard as an utterly unacceptable environmental disaster.
From the kentucky.com
Caterina found it unacceptable that the children would go to bed without supper.
From the cnn.com
Now that there is no such race, even a single life lost is unacceptable to them.
From the newscientist.com
For a lot of countries, it is unacceptable to not have someone in that position.
From the guardian.co.uk
I would agree that using medical and public health issue is highly unacceptable.
From the economist.com
The national averages are unacceptable and Florida is lagging behind even those.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The political problem is that the alternative may be unacceptable to the public.
From the kentucky.com
- Not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
- Not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
- Impossible: used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
- 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'"
- (unacceptableness) unacceptability: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
- This designation means that it is illegal to use a product as a substitute for an ODS in a specific end-use. For example, HCFC-141b is an unacceptable substitute for CFC-11 in building chillers. ...
- Condition in which a component is not operating as intended, indicating the need for implementing maintenance, upgrades, repairs, or further investigation; an unacceptable condition may or may not be a failure from a regulatory perspective; see also malfunction.
- Adj (e.g. bad behaviour) netolereblaLB
- The world in general is an unacceptable place. The UN Commissioner for Human Rights said that certain Israeli actions constituted "foreseeable and unacceptable targeting of civilians. ...
