SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unconscionable
adjective
So unreasonable or wrong as to offend one's sense of fairness or morality.
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Offending fairness or morality
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnconscionable is a strong moral or fairness judgment. Exorbitant and excessive chiefly concern degree or price and need not imply every kind of wrongdoing.
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Charging the guest twice for the same room seemed unconscionable.
The workshop's chair objected to the coordinator's hypocrisy: he had repeatedly praised transparency while concealing the conflicting promises. She considered his demand that volunteers pay an undisclosed penalty to recover their own equipment unconscionable.
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