as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
the unwarrantable arrogance of that man
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwarrantable
Adjective
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The first project yields too many false positives, introducing an unacceptable amount of friction into the consumer experience.—
Shazia Manus,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025 -
But Humane Society officials insist any cut over $1 million is unacceptable and will prompt the nonprofit to stop providing service to the city.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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And without consumers, infrastructure investment remains commercially unjustifiable.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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That this reaction was unjustifiable, greater in force than any force exerted by my father, only exacerbated my state.—
Jonathon Sturgeon,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Betty, Bob, and Thorgy are all hugely committed and funny, wearing bold New Wave patterns and outrageous hair.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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MrBeast has garnered a massive fanbase through his videos featuring outrageous stunts and big-money giveaways.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Leaving an unpadded metal roller on the edge of the field is inexcusable.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Some of what the Trump administration has undertaken in the higher ed space is inexcusable.—
David Paterson,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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For anyone who is outside the MAGA bubble, the first and best half of Whipple’s book is a voyage into the unforgivable.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That someone would appropriate her best friend’s saga of wartime survival is clearly indefensible.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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And accepting bureaucratic inertia is also indefensible.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Unwarrantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwarrantable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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