Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with unacceptable in American Collocation
unacceptable
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌʌnəkˈseptəb(ə)l/
completely
absolutely
completely
entirely
totally
utterly
wholly
Her public criticism of an elected representative is totally unacceptable.
clearly
clearly
frankly
quite
simply
It is simply unacceptable for the situation to stay as it is.
in a particular context
culturally
environmentally
ethically
morally
politically
socially
It remained socially unacceptable for women to smoke until the Suffragette movement in the 1920s.
be considered unacceptable
be considered
be deemed
be regarded as
The public health risks are considered unacceptable.
be or become unacceptable
be
become
prove
remain
seem
This document proved unacceptable to the King because it went too far, by giving too much power to Parliament.
think something is unacceptable
find something
These migrants come to the UK to work, to do the jobs we won’t, for wages we find unacceptable.