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unacceptable |
Grep of noun unacceptable unacceptableness Overview of adj unacceptable The adj unacceptable has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) unacceptable -- (not adequate to give satisfaction: "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable") 2. unacceptable -- (not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom") 3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable -- (used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence") 4. unacceptable, unaccepted -- ((linguistics) not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'") Antonyms of adj unacceptable 4 senses of unacceptable Sense 1 unacceptable INDIRECT (VIA unsatisfactory) -> satisfactory Sense 2 unacceptable (vs. acceptable) acceptable (vs. unacceptable) => bankable => tolerable => unexceptionable, unimpeachable => unobjectionable Sense 3 impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable INDIRECT (VIA intolerable) -> tolerable Sense 4 unacceptable, unaccepted INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard, received Similarity of adj unacceptable 4 senses of unacceptable Sense 1 unacceptable => unsatisfactory (vs. satisfactory) Sense 2 unacceptable (vs. acceptable) => exceptionable, objectionable => intolerable Also See-> unsatisfactory#1; unwelcome#1 Sense 3 impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable => intolerable (vs. tolerable) Sense 4 unacceptable, unaccepted => nonstandard (vs. standard) Attributes of adj unacceptable Familiarity of adj unacceptable unacceptable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj unacceptable unacceptable Overview of adj unacceptable The adj unacceptable has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) unacceptable -- (not adequate to give satisfaction: "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable") 2. unacceptable -- (not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom") 3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable -- (used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence") 4. unacceptable, unaccepted -- ((linguistics) not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'")
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