Synonyms for unacceptable
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Objectionable — unsatisfactory; not acceptable
objectionable, intolerable, unjustifiable, unsatisfactory, undesirable, bad, impossible, poor, unbearable, unpleasant, unwelcome, thankless, exceptionable
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
Related words
- Word family
- unacceptability unacceptableness unacceptably
Example sentences
- intolerable This company's working conditions are intolerable.
- unsatisfactory Enrico’s performance in the army is unsatisfactory.
- unjustifiable Dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is unjustifiable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unacceptable | steady | |
| intolerable | falling | |
| objectionable | falling | |
| unsatisfactory | falling | |
| unjustifiable | falling | |
| unaccepted | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- poor1
- 9 letters
- unwelcome3, thankless2
- 10 letters
- impossible4, unpleasant3, unbearable4, unaccepted
- 11 letters
- undesirable5, intolerable5
- 12 letters
- inacceptable
- 13 letters
- objectionable5, unjustifiable6, exceptionable
- 14 letters
- unsatisfactory6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unwelcome3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inacceptable
- Italiano
- inaccettabile
- Deutsch
- unannehmbar