Dictionary

unjustifiable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English justifiable English unjustifiable From un- + justifiable.

Meanings

1. That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.
   • From track level, its operating floor looks particularly capacious, but there is a vacant space at one end which was designed to accommodate the control panel for the Perth-Inverness C.T.C. scheme; this was adumbrated as long ago as the 1955 Modernisation Plan, but now seems to be regarded as an unjustifiable luxury. 1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 270:
   • Near-synonyms: indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable, unjustified, unpardonable, unprovoked, unreasonable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss, blameworthy, culpable, unwarrantable, excessive, immoderate, unconscionable, outrageous, groundless, unfounded, foundationless, baseless, unsupported, unsubstantiated, unconfirmed, uncorroborated, invalid, untenable, weak, shaky, flawed, defective, insupportable

Forms

Deriveds

unjustifiability · unjustifiableness · unjustifiably

Synonyms

inexcusable · unwarrantable · remiss · unpardonable · excessive · unconscionable · unworthy · unjustified · unprovoked · unforgivable · regrettable · culpable · blameworthy · unreasonable · immoderate · unacceptable · outrageous · indefensible

Translations (15)

es injustificable (that cannot be justified) · ru непрости́тельный (that cannot be justified) · cs neospravedlnitelný (that cannot be justified) · el αδικαιολόγητος (that cannot be justified) · io nejustifikebla (that cannot be justified) · it ingiustificabile (that cannot be justified) · pt injustificável (that cannot be justified) · sh neoprostiv (that cannot be justified) · gl inxustificábel (that cannot be justified) · ca injustificable (that cannot be justified) · ast inxustificable (that cannot be justified) · gl inxustificable (that cannot be justified) · fr injustifiable (that cannot be justified) · sh neopravdan (that cannot be justified) · sv oförsvarlig (that cannot be justified)