inexcusable
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/
:
imperdonable
- Yes, and I've never heard such inexcusable abuse.
I've also seen the tragic effects of the war, an inexcusable war, an absolutely inexcusable, an unnecessary war.
- I've also seen the tragic effects of the war, an inexcusable war, an absolutely inexcusable, an unnecessary war.
- And that's just, there's everything about that is pathological and inexcusable and shameful.
- If she was if she was in another fucking room from where that guy was, then I'm that's, that's even worse, you know, and that's inexcusable.
Examples
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To be in custody for seven months without trial is inexcusable in virtually all cases.
Academic text (1997) -
The way I made you feel is inexcusable.
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I think the truth is most important and I think it's inexcusable not to tell it.
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My subordinate's behavior was inexcusable.
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Mr. Wesley, no matter what our friendship of old, what you said in there was inexcusable.
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But what Rodney did to you is inexcusable, and I'm not surprised.
Fiction book (1993) -
The way everyone's behaved today -has been inexcusable.
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The issue, the only issue, is the nonattendance of these two students and their flagrant and inexcusable neglect of work.
Fiction book (2001) -
His deception was inexcusable.
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It is inexcusable to ignore the cries for help from those in need.
Synonyms
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8.9
Very bad and obvious in a way that shocks people
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7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
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5.2
So bad that people will not accept it
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4.9
So unpleasant or painful that you cannot bear it
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6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
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8.9
Very wrong and unfair in a way people cannot accept
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6.8
You cannot show it is right or acceptable
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6.8
No one can show it is right
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7.6
An action so bad that people cannot forgive it
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7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
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8.1
An action or comment that no one can give a good reason for
Too serious to be forgiven or made right
Not possible to show as right or acceptable
People think it caused harm or did something wrong
Antonyms
How Excusable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inexcusable breaks into in- 'not' and excuse 'to forgive or justify', so inexcusable describes something 'too bad to be forgiven or justified'.