unacceptable

The word “unacceptable” has 5 syllables: un-ac-cept-a-ble

It's pronounced as /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛptəbəl/


What is synonym and antonym for unacceptable?

In the thesaurus, “unacceptable” has 122 synonyms and 86 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unacceptable along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unacceptable

  • abominable
  • abysmal
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • bad
  • bastard
  • below par
  • brutal
  • bum
  • bush
  • bush-league
  • cheesy
  • coarse
  • common
  • counterfeit
  • crappy
  • crumby
  • crummy
  • cut-rate
  • damaged
  • damnable
  • defective
  • deficient
  • deplorable
  • detestable
  • disagreeable
  • disastrous
  • displeasing
  • dissatisfactory
  • distasteful
  • dreadful
  • egregious
  • exceptionable
  • execrable
  • fake
  • faulty
  • flagrant
  • flawed
  • from hunger
  • gnarly
  • gross
  • half-baked
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • ill
  • ill-favored
  • improper
  • inadequate
  • inadmissible
  • inferior
  • insufficient
  • insupportable
  • junky
  • lacking
  • lame
  • lesser
  • lousy
  • low-grade
  • low-rent
  • meager
  • meagre
  • mean
  • mediocre
  • miscreant
  • miserable
  • miserly
  • niggardly
  • not up to snuff
  • objectionable
  • obnoxious
  • odious
  • off
  • offensive
  • paltry
  • pathetic
  • phoney
  • phony
  • poor
  • punk
  • reject
  • reprehensible
  • repugnant
  • rotten
  • rubbishy
  • scanty
  • scurrilous
  • second-rate
  • shabby
  • sham
  • shoddy
  • short
  • skimp
  • skimpy
  • sleazy
  • sour
  • spare
  • stingy
  • stinky
  • suboptimal
  • subpar
  • substandard
  • sucky
  • terrible
  • trashy
  • unappealing
  • under par
  • undesirable
  • uninviting
  • unpleasant
  • unsatisfactory
  • unspeakable
  • unwanted
  • unwelcome
  • useless
  • valueless
  • vile
  • villainous
  • wack
  • wanting
  • worthless
  • wretched
  • wrong

Antonyms for unacceptable

  • A1
  • OK
  • acceptable
  • adequate
  • agreeable
  • all right
  • appropriate
  • average
  • bang-up
  • banner
  • better
  • borderline
  • boss
  • capital
  • choice
  • classic
  • classical
  • crackerjack
  • dandy
  • decent
  • desirable
  • divine
  • excellent
  • exceptional
  • fabulous
  • fair
  • fancy
  • fine
  • first-class
  • first-rate
  • good
  • grand
  • gratifying
  • great
  • groovy
  • heavenly
  • high-grade
  • high-test
  • jim-dandy
  • keen
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • mean
  • mediocre
  • middling
  • minimal
  • neat
  • nice
  • nifty
  • noble
  • okay
  • par excellence
  • passable
  • perfect
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • premium
  • prime
  • respectable
  • satisfactory
  • satisfying
  • sensational
  • slick
  • so-so
  • special
  • splendid
  • standard
  • stellar
  • sterling
  • sufficient
  • suitable
  • superb
  • superior
  • superlative
  • supernal
  • swell
  • terrific
  • tip-top
  • tolerable
  • top
  • top-notch
  • unexceptional
  • unsurpassed
  • useful
  • wonderful
  • worthy

Meanings of unacceptable

  • noun
    1. Something that is not acceptable.
  • adjective
    1. Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.
    2. Not conforming to accepted usage.

Example Sentences

  • The company's lack of response to customer complaints is unacceptable.
  • Her behavior towards her colleagues was deemed unacceptable by the HR department.
  • The teacher made it clear that late submissions would be unacceptable for the project.
  • The safety violations in the workplace were considered unacceptable by the regulatory authorities.
  • The candidate's dishonesty during the interview was seen as unacceptable and led to the termination of the process.

On this page you'll find 208 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unacceptable, such as: A1, OK, abominable, abysmal, acceptable, adequate, agreeable.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • abortive
  • arrogant
  • assumptive
  • assured
  • bad
  • barren
  • base
  • big-headed
  • biggety
  • biggity
  • bigheaded
  • blusterous
  • blustery
  • boastful
  • bombastic
  • bootless
  • braggart
  • bragging
  • braggy
  • bumptious
  • cavalier
  • chaffy
  • cheap
  • cheapjack
  • chesty
  • cocky
  • complacent
  • conceited
  • condescending
  • confident
  • consequential
  • counterproductive
  • defective
  • deficient
  • delusive
  • delusory
  • disdainful
  • domineering
  • dud
  • duff
  • egocentric
  • egoistic
  • egoistical
  • egotistic
  • egotistical
  • empty
  • fastuous
  • flawed
  • frivolous
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • going nowhere
  • haughty
  • hifalutin
  • high-and-mighty
  • high-handed
  • high-hat
  • highfalutin
  • holier-than-thou
  • hollow
  • hopeless
  • huffy
  • idle
  • imperfect
  • imperious
  • important
  • impossible
  • in vain
  • in vicious circle
  • inadequate
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inefficacious
  • inferior
  • inflated
  • insignificant
  • insufficient
  • junky
  • lacking
  • lofty
  • lordly
  • lost
  • lousy
  • low-grade
  • masterful
  • meaningless
  • misleading
  • narcissistic
  • no dice
  • no-good
  • no-win
  • not a prayer
  • not worth the candle
  • nugatory
  • null
  • of no avail
  • on a treadmill
  • ostentatious
  • otiose
  • overconfident
  • overweening
  • paltry
  • patronizing
  • peremptory
  • petty
  • pleased with oneself
  • pointless
  • pompous
  • pontifical
  • presuming
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • prideful
  • profitless
  • proud
  • puffed up
  • puny
  • second-rate
  • self-adulatory
  • self-affected
  • self-applauding
  • self-asserting
  • self-assertive
  • self-assured
  • self-centered
  • self-conceited
  • self-confident
  • self-congratulatory
  • self-contented
  • self-dramatizing
  • self-engrossed
  • self-glorifying
  • self-gratulatory
  • self-important
  • self-opinionated
  • self-promoting
  • self-satisfied
  • selfish
  • senseless
  • shuck
  • slight
  • smug
  • snobbish
  • snobby
  • snooty
  • sterile
  • stuck-up
  • substandard
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • swaggering
  • swellheaded
  • swollen-headed
  • time-wasting
  • toploftical
  • toplofty
  • trifling
  • trivial
  • unacceptable
  • unattainable
  • unavailing
  • unimportant
  • unnotable
  • unproductive
  • unprofitable
  • unsatisfactory
  • unsuccessful
  • uppish
  • uppity
  • useless
  • vainglorious
  • valueless
  • void
  • wanting
  • worthless

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