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Adjectives (9)
unacceptable
adj. not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
unacceptable
adj. not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
unsuitable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
unsatisfactory
adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"
unaccepted
adj. 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'"
inconvenient
adj. "unwelcome interruptions"
impossible, insufferable, unsufferable
adj. used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
Fuzzynyms (57)
inadequate
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"
undesirable
adj. not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"
disagreeable, ungrateful
adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
disagreeable, unpleasant
adj. not pleasant or agreeable "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
unacceptable, inconvenient
adj. "unwelcome interruptions"
inadequate
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"
improper
adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
wrong, unsuitable, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
objectionable, unpleasant, obnoxious
adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
inadmissible
adj. not deserving to be admitted; "inadmissible evidence"
lame, spavined
adj. (of horses) afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint
halt, lame, crippled, halting
adj. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
wrong, inappropriate, incorrect
adj. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
unpopular
adj. regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war"
undesirable
adj. not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"
disagreeable, ungrateful
adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
disagreeable, unpleasant
adj. not pleasant or agreeable "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
unacceptable
adj. not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
ugly, atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible
adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
objectionable, unpleasant, obnoxious
adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
exceptionable, objectionable
adj. liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable"
Synonyms (50)
unsatisfactory
adj. not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
unwelcome
adj. not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"
disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying
adj. not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
failing
adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
off
adj. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
subhuman
adj. unfit for human beings; "subhuman conditions of life"
fearful, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable
adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
mischievous, naughty, badly behaved
adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"
corked, corky
adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"
sorry, pitiful, sad, deplorable, lamentable, woeful
adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
severe, distressing
adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
disturbing
adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
fine, pretty
adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
tough, hard
adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
horrid
adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
incompetent, unskilled
adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
negative
adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
poor
adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
swingeing
adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
uncollectible
adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
unfavorable, unfavourable
adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
unsuitable
adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"
bad
adj. nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
distasteful
adj. not pleasing in odor or taste
unwanted, uninvited, unasked
adj. unwelcome and unwanted; "uninvited guests"; "uninvited thoughts"
bitter
adj. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
unbearable, unendurable
adj. incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
Antonyms (7)
acceptable
adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
satisfactory
adj. giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
satisfactory
adj. giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
appropriate, suitable, suited
adj. meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
tolerable
adj. capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
unacceptable
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