unjustifiableness

The judge declared the unjustifiableness of the defendant's actions.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being impossible to justify or defend: "unjustifiableness" refers to the state or condition of an action, decision, or belief that cannot be shown to be reasonable, right, or morally acceptable.

Usage Examples

• (The decision could not be defended as reasonable.)
• (The policy lacked any rational or moral basis.)
• (The increases could not be justified under the circumstances.)

Advanced Usage

• "the unjustifiableness of something": a formal or academic way to emphasize that a particular action or position is completely indefensible.
  • The committee debated the unjustifiableness of the proposed tax exemption. (They discussed why it could not be justified.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unjustifiable (adj): not able to be shown to be right or reasonable.
  • His rude behaviour was completely unjustifiable. (It could not be defended.)
• Unjustifiably (adv): in a way that cannot be justified.
  • She was unjustifiably blamed for the mistake. (She was blamed without reason.)
• Justifiableness (n): the quality of being able to be justified (opposite of unjustifiableness).
  • The justifiableness of the action was questioned by the court. (Whether it could be justified.)

Synonyms

• Indefensibility: the quality of being impossible to defend or excuse.
• Inexcusability: the quality of being impossible to excuse or forgive.
• Unreasonableness: the quality of lacking sound judgment or fairness.

Related Idioms

• No rhyme or reason: lacking any logical or justifiable basis.
  • The unjustifiableness of the rule left everyone confused; there was no rhyme or reason to it. (It had no logical justification.)
• Beyond the pale: outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour; unacceptable.
  • The unjustifiableness of his comments placed them beyond the pale. (They were so unreasonable they were unacceptable.)