unmentionable

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Recent Examples of unmentionable But the sound advice offered by Karlin and Wittes—to end extravagant and open-ended commitments to allies in the Middle East in order to reduce reckless behavior and U.S. exposure to its consequences—will never be followed if U.S. profligacy toward Israel is treated as unmentionable. Robert Satloff, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019 There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable. Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024 With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed. Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021 Mental illness was simply unmentionable. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for unmentionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
Adjective
  • This led to a conversation about the right casting for a part, and the mysterious, ineffable quality of performers with chemistry — something Danson doesn't really believe in, but Hunt isn't so sure.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 3 July 2025
  • That ineffable feeling of danger is what drew so many people to FLAG’s Memorial Day performance.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Once the encounter was posted online, internet sleuths quickly detected the identity of the duo, and the encounter was deemed particularly inappropriate given Byron is married.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Back then, Trump derided White House events for foreign dignitaries held in tents, saying that was an inappropriate way to entertain them.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • His attorneys are now seeking access to information from prosecutors and from Mangione's insurer, Aetna, arguing the subpoena was improper.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 July 2025
  • The county inspector general, in a December 2021 report, found mismanagement in the district and improper payments made to district trustees.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Few modern filmmakers attempt grand-scale, visionary cinema like Coppola’s unseemly opus.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
  • Through the years, Welch’s legend has been shaped and the burrs smoothed, the inconsistencies and unseemly bits taken into a particular form, in the same manner that a woodturner takes a roughing gouge to a block of wood to round it before hollowing it out.
    Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • In Sarasota, Hoffman told reporters an illicit casino in his jurisdiction also refused to pay a woman who reportedly won a $4,000 jackpot.
    Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • And the same evidence that linked children to biological relatives could spur a criminal case against their adoptive parents, some of whom had ties to the military and its illicit actions.
    Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
  • Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.
    Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
Adjective
  • In his short stint in Scranton, that number has come down a hair, but still resides at an unacceptable 29.4%.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Republicans were more evenly split, with 38% calling it unacceptable and 32% labeling it as acceptable.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • Lower-skilled workers, at times unauthorized, play central roles in various industries, including construction, restaurants and manufacturing.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • Many publishers, including Forbes, have sued AI companies, accusing them of copyright infringement for unauthorized use of content.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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