Definition of Unacceptable

1. Adjective. Not adequate to give satisfaction. "The coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

Similar to: Unsatisfactory
Derivative terms: Unacceptableness

2. Adjective. Not acceptable; not welcome. "An unacceptable violation of personal freedom"

3. Adjective. Used of persons or their behavior. "Insufferable insolence"

4. Adjective. 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'"
Exact synonyms: Unaccepted
Category relationships: Linguistics
Similar to: Nonstandard
Derivative terms: Unacceptableness

Definition of Unacceptable

1. a. Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.

Definition of Unacceptable

1. Adjective. unsatisfactory; not acceptable ¹

2. Adjective. (linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Unacceptable

1. acceptable [adj] - See also: acceptable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Unacceptable

unabsorbing
unabstemious
unabstract
unabused
unabusing
unabusive
unacademic
unacademical
unacademically
unaccelerated
unaccent
unaccented
unaccentuated
unaccept
unacceptability
unacceptable (current term)
unacceptableness
unacceptably
unacceptance
unaccepted
unaccepting
unaccessible
unacclaimed
unacclimated
unacclimatised
unacclimatized
unaccommodated
unaccommodating
unaccommodatingly
unaccompanied

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