unwarrantable

/ n'w r nt bl/

Thân thiện

The judge declared the defendant's actions unwarrantable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Incapable of being justified or explained: Describes an action, decision, or situation that is so unreasonable, excessive, or wrong that it cannot be defended with valid reasons or excuses.

Usage

The adjective "unwarrantable" is a formal term used to strongly condemn an act as indefensible. It describes something that lacks any proper justification. - It typically modifies nouns like action, conduct, interference, assumption, or delay. - It is often used in legal, academic, or critical contexts to denote a severe lack of justification.

Examples

• The judge ruled that the police's search of the home was unwarrantable and a violation of privacy.
• His unwarrantable delay in submitting the report caused significant problems for the entire team.
• Making such a bold claim without a single piece of evidence is completely unwarrantable.

Advanced Usage

• "unwarrantable intrusion": An intrusion or interference that cannot be justified.
  • The journalist's pursuit of the celebrity's family was deemed an unwarrantable intrusion into their private lives.
• "unwarrantable risk": A risk that is taken without any reasonable justification.
  • Sending the crew into the storm constituted an unwarrantable risk to human life.

Variants and Related Words

• Unwarranted (adj): Not authorized or not justified. (While similar, "unwarranted" is more common and can be slightly less severe, meaning "without proper reason." "Unwarrantable" is stronger, meaning "incapable of being justified.")
  • She faced unwarranted criticism. (The criticism lacked a proper reason.)
  • His actions were unwarrantable. (His actions were so bad they could not be justified at all.)
• Unjustifiable (adj): Impossible to justify. This is a very close synonym.
• Inexcusable (adj): Too bad to be excused or forgiven. This synonym focuses more on the inability to pardon the act.

Synonyms

• Indefensible: Cannot be defended or supported.
• Unjustified: Not shown to be right or reasonable.
• Inexcusable: Too bad to be excused.
• Unreasonable: Not guided by or based on good sense.

Antonyms

• Justifiable: Capable of being shown to be right or reasonable.
• Warrantable: Able to be authorized or justified.
• Excusable: Able to be forgiven or pardoned.
• Reasonable: Based on good sense.

Related Phrases

• Beyond the pale: Unacceptable or outside the bounds of acceptable behavior (idiom).
  • His personal attacks on colleagues were beyond the pale.
• Without rhyme or reason: Having no sensible or logical reason (idiom).
  • The sudden policy change seemed without rhyme or reason.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of being justified or explained

Từ đồng nghĩa

• indefensible
• insupportable
• unjustifiable
• unwarranted