unacceptable

  • 1Unacceptable — Un ac*cept a*ble, a. Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. {Un ac*cept a*ble*ness}, n. {Un ac*cept a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2unacceptable — I adjective displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, impossible, inadmissable, inappropriate, ingratus, iniucundus, intolerable, not fitting, objectionable, offensive, repugnant, unappealing, unattractive, undesirable, undesired, uninviting,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3unacceptable — (adj.) late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ACCEPTABLE (Cf. acceptable). Related: Unacceptably …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4unacceptable — [adj] not suitable or satisfactory below par*, damaged, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, half baked*, ill favored, improper, inadmissible, insupportable, lousy*, not up to snuff*, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, reject …

    New thesaurus

  • 5unacceptable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not satisfactory or allowable. DERIVATIVES unacceptability noun unacceptably adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6unacceptable — [spelling only] …

    English World dictionary

  • 7unacceptable */*/ — UK [ˌʌnəkˈseptəb(ə)l] / US adjective wrong or harmful, especially by not reaching usual or accepted standards of behaviour, morals etc unacceptable levels of pollution This sort of behaviour is quite unacceptable in a civilized society.… …

    English dictionary

  • 8unacceptable — un|ac|cept|a|ble [ ,ʌnək septəbl ] adjective ** wrong or harmful, especially by not reaching usual or accepted standards of behavior, morals, etc.: unacceptable levels of pollution This sort of behavior is totally unacceptable in a civilized… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9unacceptable — un|ac|cept|a|ble [ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl] adj something that is unacceptable is so wrong or bad that you think it should not be allowed ▪ I found her attitude totally unacceptable. ▪ unacceptable levels of pollution unacceptable to ▪ The recommendations… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10unacceptable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ The cost of these proposed changes mak …

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