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Unjustifiable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Impossible to excuse, pardon, or justify: took an unjustifiable risk.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Not justifiable; not defensible or right.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. incapable of being justified or explained

Word Usage

"Japanese veterans' associations and tribal leaders in the Philippines wrote to the country's Commission on Indigenous People urging them to stop Kuentai from carrying out any further work, which they called "unjustifiable, profane and even socially evil"."

Equivalent

inexcusable

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

unwarrantable inexcusable

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

liable pliable reliable undeniable unreliable unverifiable viable

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

unwarrantable unfair unwise unprovoked inexcusable unreasonable unlawful unconstitutional unfounded impolitic