ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsUunconscionable
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unconscionable
Meaning: so unfair or excessive as to be morally unacceptable
unconscionable in a sentence
How unconscionable is used in real sentences:
The company charged an unconscionable fee for delivering emergency supplies.
Leaving the injured workers without aid was an unconscionable act.
“She also called it unconscionable to send seasonal workers beneath an unstable cliff merely to protect holiday revenue.”
— from the passage The Juniper Recovery
Synonyms for unconscionable
Other words for unconscionable — outrageous, indefensible and iniquitous — carry the same meaning.
- outrageous
- indefensible
- iniquitous
Antonyms of unconscionable
Words that mean the opposite of unconscionable:
- fair
- ethical
- reasonable
Where it comes from
From un- and conscionable, rooted in Latin conscientia, meaning 'conscience.'
Memory hook
UN-CONSCIENCE-able: something unconscionable cannot pass the test of conscience.
Practice unconscionable in the app