unacceptable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not adequate to give satisfaction
the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable
Related & opposite
- unacceptability derivation
- unsatisfactory similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not acceptable; not welcome
a word unacceptable in polite society
Related & opposite
- unsatisfactory also see
- unwelcome also see
- acceptable antonym
- unacceptability derivation
- exceptionable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
used of persons or their behavior
impossible behavior
Related & opposite
- unacceptability derivation
- intolerable similar to
Sense 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'
Related & opposite
- unacceptability derivation
- linguistics domain topic
- nonstandard similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unacceptability |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsatisfactory |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unsatisfactory |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unwelcome |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | acceptable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unacceptability |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exceptionable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | unacceptability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | intolerable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | unacceptability |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonstandard |