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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report
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as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
a politician with an unconscionable disregard for the truth
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Recent Examples of unconscionable
Trump’s order was denounced by Democrats including Sen. Patty Murray, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, who called the action unconscionable and unethical.
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Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Reducing them to political bargaining chips is an unconscionable betrayal of equality and justice.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Restarting down a similar path by repeating the mistake of reaching for a quarterback in the draft would be unconscionable.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
What Trump is doing to its workers is unconscionable.
—Eva Koelzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Reducing them to political bargaining chips is an unconscionable betrayal of equality and justice.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Restarting down a similar path by repeating the mistake of reaching for a quarterback in the draft would be unconscionable.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
What Trump is doing to its workers is unconscionable.
—Eva Koelzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscionable
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Meanwhile, excessive rainfall from the weekend storms has led to river and creek flooding in areas south and east of the Kansas City metro.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The Aurora City Council at a meeting Tuesday is set to consider changes to the parking ordinance that police say will help with the excessive number of commercial vehicles being parked on city roads.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even children and adolescents express more willingness to shun and punish moral transgressors than people who do something personally obnoxious or offensive but not immoral.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
11 Apr. 2025
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The incident seemed to be an example of hazing or, if not, some sort of extreme prank, Fitzpatrick said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The lawsuits seek money to help communities cope with the risks and damages from global warming, including more extreme storms, floods and heat waves.—
Michael Copley
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Russell Newlove,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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There is the ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and his mysterious assistant Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even the film's ostensible progressives, like Tucci's Bellini, are not immune to unethical bargaining behind the scenes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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But narcissists famously have a dark side as well that includes unethical, autocratic and aggressive behavior.—
Eddie Brummelman,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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In some older buildings, condo owners are being asked to pay steep special assessments that threaten to force some people out of their homes.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health would all face steep reductions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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To live in one of the storybook homes that populates New Orleans’s Garden District—with their extravagant ironwork and gingerbread detailing—is, in many ways, to reside within a piece of history.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2025
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But instead of changing her appearance in any way, going undercover or at least wearing a cap and sunglasses à la Marvel, Emily stands with her extravagant outfit at night at the Trevi Fountain in the middle of Rome.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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“Unconscionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscionable. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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