Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Unforgivable and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unforgivable" instead an adjective "Bad".
Unforgivable
Unforgivable adjective - Too bad to be excused or justified.
Bad and unforgivable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Unforgivable".
Nearby Word: unforgiving
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- Bad rules are bad; violating the Rule of Cool and Rule of Fun at the same time is unforgivable.
Source: That One Rule -
It's pretty clear that Charlie has done some bad stuff himself, but what what Arthur did was unforgivable.
Source: Film / The Proposition -
Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land referred to it as being the result of an act that was "so bad, so black" that it was basically unforgivable.
Source: Moral Event Horizon
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