Unconscionable

Quick meaning: Unconscionable is an adjective meaning Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

Meaning

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

More Meanings

1. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.

Example Sentences

The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.

He amazed the pretty hostess by refusing breakfast; however, flinging down double the amount of her already unconscionable bill, consoled her for his want of appetite.

When Roger assured him that prospects "looked very good" for a retrial, even a reversal of the verdict, since Roger had discovered "unconscionable errors" in the trial, Jackson grunted in bemusement and smiled with half his mouth.

In a statement on Friday announcing her withdrawal, [Arundhati] Roy, who had been planning to attend a screening of her recently restored 1989 film In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones, called the comments “unconscionable” and feared they had reached “millions of people across the world”.

Synonyms for unconscionable

Depending on context, synonyms include outrageous, immoral, unethical, shocking, excessive, egregious.

Antonyms for unconscionable

Common opposites include conscionable, ethical, fair, reasonable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conscienceless, unconscientious, outrageous, immoderate, exorbitant, extortionate.

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