unacceptable
un·ac·cept·a·ble
(ŭn′ĭk-sĕp′tə-bəl, -ăk-)adj.
Not acceptable; unsatisfactory.
un′ac·cept′a·bil′i·ty n.
un′ac·cept′a·bly adv.
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unacceptable
(ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbəl)adj
1. not satisfactory; inadequate: the standard was wholly unacceptable.
2. intolerable: hitting children is unacceptable.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  unacceptable - not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" |
| 2. |  unacceptable - not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" unwelcome - not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors" acceptable - worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" | |
| 3. |  unacceptable - used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality" | |
| 4. |  unacceptable - not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"linguistics - the scientific study of language nonstandard - not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap |
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unacceptable
adjective intolerable, unsatisfactory, unreasonable, off (Brit. informal), bad, poor, terrible, offensive, not on (informal), unpleasant, inappropriate, unwelcome, unsuitable, disgraceful, undesirable, improper, distasteful, out of order (informal), obnoxious, deplorable, displeasing, unseemly, objectionable, disagreeable, a bit much (informal), beyond the pale, inadmissible, insufferable, a bit off (Brit. informal), insupportable, impermissible, a bit thick (Brit. informal) She left her husband because of his unacceptable behaviour.
acceptable, desirable, agreeable, pleasing, welcome, pleasant, delightful
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Translations
nepřijatelný
uacceptabel
ei hyväksyttävä
neprihvatljiv
容認できない
받아들일 수 없는
nesprejemljiv
oacceptabel
ซึ่งไม่สามารถยอมรับได้
không thể chấp nhận được
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unacceptable
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unacceptable
→ غَيْرُ مَقْبُول nepřijatelný uacceptabel unannehmbar απαράδεκτος inaceptable ei hyväksyttävä inacceptable neprihvatljiv inaccettabile 容認できない 받아들일 수 없는 onacceptabel uakseptabel nie do przyjęcia inaceitável неприемлемый oacceptabel ซึ่งไม่สามารถยอมรับได้ kabul edilemez không thể chấp nhận được 不可接受的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unacceptable
a. inaceptable, no aprobado-a.
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