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- Dictionaryun·con·scion·a·ble/ˌənˈkänSH(ə)nəbəl/
adjective
- 1. not right or reasonable: "the unconscionable conduct of his son" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of UNCONSCIONABLE is shockingly unfair or unjust. How to use unconscionable in a sentence. When Do You Use unconscionable?
To make people feel shame or guilt for being ill is unconscionable. This unconscionable policy will cause great suffering. mainly UK. unacceptably great in amount: After waiting for an unconscionable amount of time, we were told to come back later. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Something that is almost unimaginably unacceptable is unconscionable. Think of it as being something that no reasonable person would even think of doing or saying — something unbelievable, outrageous, and often horrible.
adjective. not guided by conscience; unscrupulous. not in accordance with what is just or reasonable: unconscionable behavior. excessive; extortionate: an unconscionable profit. Synonyms: unwarranted, inordinate, immoderate, extreme. unconscionable. / ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl / adjective. unscrupulous or unprincipled. an unconscionable liar.
1. criminal, unethical, amoral, unprincipled, unfair, unjust He calls the reductions an unconscionable threat to public safety. 2. excessive, outrageous, unreasonable, extreme, extravagant, preposterous, exorbitant, inordinate, immoderate Some child-care centres were charging unconscionable fees.
If you describe something as unconscionable, you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe.
To make people feel shame or guilt for being sick is unconscionable. This unconscionable policy will cause great suffering. mainly UK. unacceptably great in amount: After waiting for an unconscionable amount of time, we were told to come back later. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
