INEXCUSABLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

inexcusably

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as in unreasonably

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Recent Examples of inexcusably That has become increasingly difficult as the level of scrutiny increases year-on-year, while standards of behaviour on and off the field inexcusably continue to fall. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026 After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025

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The indiscriminate nature of the data collection, Garvie says, also raises concerns that the cameras violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from being searched unreasonably.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit notes that without a full site plan, the city would not know how much water, power or electricity the data center would create, and that the city acted unreasonably in issuing a partial construction permit for an incomplete plan.

— Ilana Arougheti Updated August 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unreasonably

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Her room, which had seemed so romantic, became unbearably hot each evening.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Though at times almost unbearably bleak, the narrative is propulsive and delivers a fascinating psychological portrait of female friendship, community, and humanity.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of unbearably

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Upstairs was the primary bedroom, which came with an almost obscenely large master bathroom, complete with a soaking tub and a shower with ocean views.

— Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Tickets for most big sporting events and concerts are obscenely overpriced these days (Knicks playoff ticket prices were right up there with the World Cup), pricing out many of the fans who truly live and breathe the sport.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

Definition of obscenely

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With the mayor unconscionably on the sidelines, the council should identify a few leaders — Finance Committee Chair Pat Dowell, 3rd, and former committee chair Scott Waguespack, 32nd, come to mind — to see if a deal with real benefits for the city can be struck in the next few weeks.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Cicero has been my nemesis in this book, for unconscionably grasping for elder power and offering up rationales for doing so repeated over the centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

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