Acceptable and Inexcusable

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Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.

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Inexcusable is an antonym for acceptable.

Inexcusable adjective - Too bad to be excused or justified.

Usage example: spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished

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Acceptable is an antonym for inexcusable in not forgivable topic.

And, what might've been acceptable (or, at least, forgivable) twenty years ago may be inexcusable now.

Source: He Panned It, Now He Sucks

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Inexcusable and Acceptable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptable/inexcusable

Acceptable & Inexcusable. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptable/inexcusable>.

Inexcusable or Acceptable. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptable/inexcusable.

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