INEXCUSABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

inexcusable

adjective

ˌi-nik-ˈskyü-zə-bəl

Definition of inexcusable

as in unacceptable

too bad to be excused or justified spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished

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Recent Examples of inexcusable The Bills held their return of the Red and Blue practice at Highmark on Saturday, and posts on social media started flooding in, racking up millions of views and engagements, showing the frankly inexcusable views from some seats at the new stadium. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The use of default passwords for programmable equipment is inexcusable. — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Dim projection, poor sound, dirty rooms, temperature swings, or worn seats are inexcusable. — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 The actions of hooligans following the Knicks championship is inexcusable. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inexcusable

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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

As the only game with a total below 40, this will be aesthetically unforgivable.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Poor Maisie Williams, meanwhile, gets stranded in a hospital room watching Maridueña lay around in a coma — unforgivable even if her character is a doctor.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of unforgivable

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In their world — virtual newsrooms, Bluesky, Threads, Instagram and sports blogs — saying that men and women possess meaningful biological differences can qualify as an outrageous offense.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
More than half a century after the film’s release, the scene is back in all its outrageous glory.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of outrageous

Adjective

Just not as much as the callous bosses who created this indefensible, toxic situation and the fanatics who once cheered it.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
That level of risk is indefensible in 2026 — more than 25 years after the United States achieved measles elimination.

— Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of indefensible

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