unconscionable

adjective

un·con·scio·na·ble ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce unconscionable (audio)

: shockingly unfair or unjust

unconscionable sales practices

: excessive, unreasonable

found an unconscionable number of defects in the car

: not guided or controlled by conscience : unscrupulous

an unconscionable villain

unconscionability

ˌən-ˌkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce unconscionable (audio)

noun

unconscionableness

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce unconscionable (audio)

noun

unconscionably

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-blē How to pronounce unconscionable (audio)

adverb

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When Do You Use unconscionable?

Something that can't be done in good conscience is unconscionable, and such acts can range from betraying a confidence to mass murder. For a five-syllable word, unconscionable is actually quite common. This is partly because it isn't always used very seriously; so, for example, a critic is free to call a fat new book "an unconscionable waste of trees". In law, an unconscionable contract is one that, even though it was signed by both parties, is so ridiculous that a judge will just throw it out.

Example Sentences

They have had to endure unconscionable delays. an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report

Recent Examples on the Web Preposterous and unconscionable analogies to Nazi Germany became the order of the day.

Frida Ghitis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 Make no mistake, this is the same argument studios have used since the early days of the industry to justify unreasonable, unfair and unconscionable practices.

Duncan Crabtree-ireland, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 But the Kyle Rittenhouse trial that concluded last month indicates the risks of confusing unconscionable acts with criminal ones.

Samuel Goldman, The Week, 3 Dec. 2021 The very idea of dialling the Russian country code while Russia continues to kill Ukrainians was unconscionable.

Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022 For some, the list was unconscionable but juvenile.

Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2021 To try nothing in the face of routine massacre is unconscionable.

Edward Felsenthal, Time, 26 May 2022 If stockpiling often seems immoral, that’s in part because an unconscionable number of people have always grappled with genuine scarcity.

Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 26 May 2022 This bittersweet collection of memories stands as a testament to the unconscionable harm that late-stage capitalism and its attendant greed have done to local news.

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单词	unconscionably
释义	unconscionable adjective un·con·scio·na·ble ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 1 a : shockingly unfair or unjust unconscionable sales practices b : excessive, unreasonable found an unconscionable number of defects in the car 2 : not guided or controlled by conscience : unscrupulous an unconscionable villain unconscionability ˌən-ˌkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun unconscionableness ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl-nəs noun unconscionably ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-blē adverb Did you know? When Do You Use unconscionable? Something that can't be done in good conscience is unconscionable, and such acts can range from betraying a confidence to mass murder. For a five-syllable word, unconscionable is actually quite common. This is partly because it isn't always used very seriously; so, for example, a critic is free to call a fat new book "an unconscionable waste of trees". In law, an unconscionable contract is one that, even though it was signed by both parties, is so ridiculous that a judge will just throw it out. Synonyms baroque devilish excessive exorbitant extravagant extreme fancy immoderate inordinate insane intolerable lavish overdue overextravagant overmuch overweening plethoric steep stiff towering undue unmerciful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They have had to endure unconscionable delays. an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report Recent Examples on the Web Preposterous and unconscionable analogies to Nazi Germany became the order of the day. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 Make no mistake, this is the same argument studios have used since the early days of the industry to justify unreasonable, unfair and unconscionable practices. Duncan Crabtree-ireland, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 But the Kyle Rittenhouse trial that concluded last month indicates the risks of confusing unconscionable acts with criminal ones. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 3 Dec. 2021 The very idea of dialling the Russian country code while Russia continues to kill Ukrainians was unconscionable. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022 For some, the list was unconscionable but juvenile. Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2021 To try nothing in the face of routine massacre is unconscionable. Edward Felsenthal, Time, 26 May 2022 If stockpiling often seems immoral, that’s in part because an unconscionable number of people have always grappled with genuine scarcity. Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 26 May 2022 This bittersweet collection of memories stands as a testament to the unconscionable harm that late-stage capitalism and its attendant greed have done to local news. Longreads, 5 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition unconscionable adjective un·con·scio·na·ble ˌən-ˈkän-chə-nə-bəl : unreasonably unfair to one party, marked by oppression, or otherwise unacceptably offensive to public policy an unconscionable clause finds the contract…to have been unconscionable at the time it was made Uniform Commercial Code compare conscionable unconscionably adverb as in unreasonably Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance unreasonably inexcusably obscenely unbearably extravagantly intolerably inordinately extortionately excessively immoderately unduly inappropriately overly extraordinarily improperly unacceptably unusually devilishly intemperately monstrously extremely abnormally singularly incredibly uncommonly exorbitantly exceedingly exceptionally terribly remarkably too substantially freakishly significantly very exceeding overmuch super considerably eminently astronomically extensively highly hugely deadly extra uncustomarily mightily greatly whacking especially Antonyms & Near Antonyms insufficiently inadequately moderately reasonably acceptably slightly modestly deficiently minimally marginally just hardly scarcely barely temperately meagerly scantily See More
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unconscionable

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