unacceptable
/ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/US/ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/
unacceptable adjective: unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
Adjective
unacceptable (comparative more unacceptable, superlative most unacceptable)
- Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
- "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it...2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2022
- The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created to own not just the railways, but also London Underground, docks, inland waterways, and some road haulage activities. Its remit was to operate on a break-even basis, with sustained losses unacceptable.2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 38
- Not conforming to accepted usage.
Noun
unacceptable (plural unacceptables)
- Something that is not acceptable.
- Second, the data collected using CASEMAP afford us the opportunity to conduct market segmentation analyses based on the similarity in the pattern of unacceptables and/or the benefits that consumers seek in the category.1989, Walter A. Henry, Michael Menasco, Hirokazu Takada, New-product Development and Testing, page 106
unacceptable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
unacceptable in Hindi
- unacceptable, intolerable
- नागवार nāgavār
- unacceptable, inadmissible
- अमान्य amānya
unacceptable in Tamil
- ஏற்றுக் கொள்ள முடியாத, ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளத் தகாத, ஏற்கவியலாத
unacceptable in Marathi
- unsatisfactory; not acceptable
- अस्वीकार्य asvīkārya
unacceptable in Urdu
- غیرمقبول, ناگوار, ناگزیر, ناکافی, ناخوشگوار, نامنظور
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- unacceptable in Bengali
- অগ্রহণীয় ôgrôhôniẏô, অগ্রহণযোগ্য ôgrôhônjoggô
- unacceptable in Telugu
- ఆమోదించలేనిది
- unacceptable in Malayalam
- അസ്വീകാര്യ, അസ്വീകാര്യം, അമത, സ്വീകാര്യമല്ലാത്ത
- unacceptable in Kannada
- ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಒಪ್ಪಲಾಗದ, ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಾಡಲಾಗದ, ಒಡಂಬಡಲಾಗದ
- unacceptable in Punjabi
- ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗਾ vihu vargā
- unacceptable in Gujarati
- અસ્વીકાર્ય
- unacceptable in Nepali
- अस्वीकार्य
- unacceptable in Tagalog
- di-katanggap-tanggap
- unacceptable in Persian
- غیر قابل قبول gheir-e ghâbel-e ghâbul
- unacceptable in Vietnamese
- không thể chấp nhận
Examples of unacceptable in a sentence
- That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
- I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.
- This is unacceptable.” You would hunker down for safety and wait until it passes.
Synonyms of unacceptable
Antonyms
Forms of unacceptable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unacceptable |
| superlative | most unacceptable |
| Noun | |
| plural | unacceptables |
Origin of unacceptable
From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.
Words formed from unacceptable
Questions about unacceptable
- What does unacceptable mean?
- Unacceptable means unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
- What is unacceptable in Hindi?
- Unacceptable in Hindi is नागवार (nāgavār), अमान्य (amānya). See Unacceptable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unacceptable?
- Unacceptable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unacceptable?
- Unacceptable is pronounced /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ (UK).
Words near unacceptable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unacceptable (page history and authors); अमान्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); unacceptable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unacceptable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অগ্রহণযোগ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); unacceptable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unacceptable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unacceptable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); unacceptable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unacceptable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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