as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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Recent Examples of unjustifiable
Now ex-president Biden’s decision to block the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company is unjustifiable.
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Rand Paul, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Such an action would be unjustifiable in peacetime.
—Henry E. Hale, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2023
To make this gloomy picture even darker, unjustifiable gender disparities continue, as do exploitation, violence, and abuse.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
To convict, prosecutors have told the jury that Penny's use of lethal force must be considered unjustifiable and that Penny acted recklessly and consciously disregarded the substantial risk of putting Neely in the chokehold for so long.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unjustifiable
Rand Paul, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Such an action would be unjustifiable in peacetime.
—Henry E. Hale, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2023
To make this gloomy picture even darker, unjustifiable gender disparities continue, as do exploitation, violence, and abuse.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
To convict, prosecutors have told the jury that Penny's use of lethal force must be considered unjustifiable and that Penny acted recklessly and consciously disregarded the substantial risk of putting Neely in the chokehold for so long.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unjustifiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustifiable
Adjective
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Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The alternative — courts that fail to protect our fundamental rights — is unacceptable.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bhattacharya has in the past been tolerant of others’ more outrageous claims about vaccines.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, a moment of arguably even greater quality later in the first half drew the Colchoneros level as Julián Alvarez evaded a defender and curled an outrageous effort in off the post.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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What’s even worse is that public universities still consider legacy, which is indefensible.—
Latrice Walker,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nonetheless, in granting pardons, Trump’s failure to distinguish between violent and non-violent offenders is indefensible.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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The lack of transparency by withholding what should be public information is inexcusable.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The crash that started with inexcusable COVID-19-era school closures has continued over a cliff in almost every state.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bath time betrayal – Even when necessary, some pups act like a bath is an unforgivable offense.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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With the internet still in impassioned discussion about the situation, one thing remains clear: for many, the idea of being abandoned in a time of need is an unforgivable act.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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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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Unless the distress among the German people should become insupportable, any sudden advance movement on their part that relied on force would be doomed to failure without armed support and assistance from outside.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
Adjective
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Alone in George’s office, Roger commits the unpardonable offense of reading his notebook.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s explicit threats against the Bidens, and his record of trying to politicize the Justice Department and FBI, almost justify an unpardonable pardon, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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More than 80 women went public with horrific tales of his brutal, coercive and punishing tactics, including launching vicious, career-crippling smear campaigns against those who eluded him, from Mira Sorvino to Ashley Judd.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rushdie has since spoken out about the stabbing Rushdie, 77, testified in the Chautauqua County, New York trial and detailed the vicious attack that upended his life.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustifiable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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