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Unacceptable

Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Exceptionable 84% connected

Liable to exception or objection; objectionable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Exceptionable 84% connected

Liable to exception or objection; objectionable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Intolerable 84% connected

Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pai…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Intolerable 84% connected

Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pai…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Objectionable 84% connected

Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Objectionable 84% connected

Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unacceptability 74% connected

The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Unacceptability 74% connected

The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Impossible 92% connected

Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Near synonym 1

Bad 82% connected

Bade.

general 58% interchangeable

Unacceptable overlaps with bad, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Antonym 2

Acceptable 94% connected

Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable prese…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Acceptable 94% connected

Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable prese…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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