as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
an unforgivable crime that society must seek just punishment for they considered their friend's selfish behavior unforgivable
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Recent Examples of unforgivable
The amount of loss and harm and pain is unthinkable and unfathomable and unforgivable on a cosmic level.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The only thing that is unforgivable—in my opinion—is the mainstreaming of one (one) dangly earring.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Leaving the country days after being notified of weather conditions that everyone who lives in LA knows are prime disaster fire conditions is unforgivable.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Health Psychopaths and the Rest of Us Laura Smith
Searching for empathy with those society deems unforgivable.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The only thing that is unforgivable—in my opinion—is the mainstreaming of one (one) dangly earring.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Leaving the country days after being notified of weather conditions that everyone who lives in LA knows are prime disaster fire conditions is unforgivable.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Health Psychopaths and the Rest of Us Laura Smith
Searching for empathy with those society deems unforgivable.
—hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unforgivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforgivable
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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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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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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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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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The 107 women in the new suit join 60 other former patients who have filed suit against Dr. Barry J. Brock, accusing him of inappropriate and medically unjustifiable behavior that at times resulted in lasting physical complications.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Much of what Donald Trump has done in his first eight days back in the White House is legally unjustifiable.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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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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“Unforgivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforgivable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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