| ADJECTIVE | all | unacceptable | not adequate to give satisfaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unacceptable | not acceptable | |
| all | unacceptable, impossible | used of persons or their behavior | |
| all | unacceptable, unaccepted | not conforming to standard usage |
| Sounds | ah.naekseh'ptahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | not adequate to give satisfaction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable" | |
| Broader | unsatisfactory | not giving satisfaction |
| Spanish | inaceptable | |
| Catalan | inacceptable | |
| Nouns | unacceptableness | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards |
| Meaning | not acceptable; not welcome. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | exceptionable, objectionable | liable to objection or debate |
| See also | unsatisfactory | not giving satisfaction |
| unwelcome | not welcome | |
| Opposite | acceptable | worthy of acceptance or satisfactory / satisfactory |
| Spanish | inaceptable, inadmisible, inconveniente | |
| Catalan | inacceptable, inadmissible | |
| Nouns | unacceptability, unacceptableness | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards |
| Meaning | Used of persons or their behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | impossible | |
| Broader | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable | Incapable of being put up with |
| Spanish | inaceptable, inadmisible, inaguantable, insoportable, insufrible, intolerable | |
| Catalan | inacceptable, inadmisible, inaguantable, insofrible, insuportable, intolerable | |
| Nouns | unacceptability, unacceptableness | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards |
| Meaning | not conforming to standard usage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the following use of 'access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists | |
| Synonym | unaccepted | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | nonstandard | not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community |
| Spanish | inaceptable | |
| Nouns | unacceptableness | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards |
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