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inexcusabletoo bad to be excused, forgiven, or justified; unforgivable

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: too bad to be excused, forgiven, or justified; unforgivable

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/

Example Sentences

  • The waiter's inexcusable mistake of serving fish to someone with a severe seafood allergy nearly caused a medical emergency.
  • My cat considers it inexcusable when I'm 5 minutes late with dinner, and shows her displeasure by knocking things off the table.
  • The politician's inexcusable comments during the debate cost him the election.

inexcusable

ADJECTIVE

[/ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/]

too bad to be excused, forgiven, or justified; unforgivable

Arriving two hours late without a call is simply inexcusable.
💡 Concept

Arriving two hours late without a call is simply inexcusable.

Wasting reusable cups and papers? Totally inexcusable, not excusable!
🎵 Rhyme

Wasting reusable cups and papers? Totally inexcusable, not excusable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootexcus
Suffix--able

🎵Rhyme

excusableusablereusable
excusable
usable
reusable

🔗Collocations

inexcusable behavior
inexcusable rudeness
absolutely inexcusable
inexcusable mistake
find inexcusable
utterly inexcusable
inexcusable delay

📝Examples

The waiter's inexcusable mistake of serving fish to someone with a severe seafood allergy nearly caused a medical emergency.

😄 Fun example

My cat considers it inexcusable when I'm 5 minutes late with dinner, and shows her displeasure by knocking things off the table.

The politician's inexcusable comments during the debate cost him the election.

😄 Fun example

It's inexcusable to show up to a wedding wearing the exact same dress as the bride - even if it was 'just a coincidence.'

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unforgivableunpardonableunjustifiableindefensiblereprehensible

Antonyms

excusableforgivablepardonable

Related

blamecondemnreproachcensureaccountability

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