inadmissible

adjective

Definition of inadmissiblenext
1
as in prohibited

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2
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of inadmissible Although a recording of the night of the killer’s arrest ended up being inadmissible in court, since Gein hadn’t been read his Miranda rights, Hunnam still used it as a tool in order to learn the cadence of his voice. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 But the rape case against Weakfall collapsed because his confession was deemed inadmissible. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 Local man Colin Stagg was initially arrested and charged with Nickell's murder but was released after a judge determined that all evidence from an undercover letter-writing operation police undertook was inadmissible. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 The second traveler, a photographer and NOT a player on the team, was determined to be inadmissible and was denied entry due to vetting concerns. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inadmissible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadmissible
  1. impermissible
  2. unimportant
  3. forbidden
  4. inapplicable
  5. unacceptable
  6. irrelevant
  7. unbearable
  8. trivial
Adjective
  • In 2025, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the companies’ argument, holding that the lawsuit is a valid legal challenge regarding public deception and local costs, rather than an impermissible attempt to regulate federal emissions.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The league penalized Frank for his involvement with the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for approving impermissible expenses incurred by Leonard and his family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of impermissible
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of forbidden
Adjective
  • But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of inapplicable
Adjective
  • With a team that has a margin of error as small as the Dolphins, these penalties are unacceptable.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Likewise, the underlying crisis of commercially unacceptable risk in the Strait isn’t anywhere close to being resolved.
    — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • Frequently, the drug and location are irrelevant to the price — raising questions about the roles of insurers and higher prices associated with popular plans.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But in sectors where the buyer is sophisticated—and purchases are often time-sensitive—particularly in infrastructure, industrial services, specialist logistics and even professional services, awareness from the wider public is close to irrelevant.
    — Sophie Attwood, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • Now, the defining image of the death penalty in 2026 is a woman strapped to a gurney, in unbearable agony, being tortured by prison officials tasked with killing her but unable to do so.
    — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When murder escalates from a scheme to action, her secret becomes an unbearable burden to carry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of unbearable
Adjective
  • This led people to use AI for every trivial thing, and computing costs shot right into outer space.
    — Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s the same reason as why knots in dimension three become trivial or all the same in dimension four.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trivial

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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadmissible. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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