unconscionable

unconscionable
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a bit much, abandoned, absolute, acute, amoral, arrant, barbarous, boundless, classical, complete, conscienceless, consummate, corrupt, corrupted, crass, criminal, crooked, cutthroat, cutting, dark, decided, definitive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, dizzy, doubtful, downright, drastic, dubious, egregious, enormous, evasive, evil, exacting, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, extreme, fabulous, fancy, felonious, fierce, fishy, flagrant, fraudulent, furious, gigantic, glaring, gluttonous, gouging, great, gross, grossly overpriced, high, hyperbolic, hypertrophied, ill-got, ill-gotten, immoderate, immoral, incontinent, indefensible, indirect, inexcusable, inexpiable, inflationary, inordinate, insidious, intemperate, intense, intolerable, irremissible, keen, monstrous, not kosher, out of bounds, out of sight, out-and-out, outrageous, outright, overbig, overdeveloped, overgreat, overgrown, overlarge, overmuch, overpriced, overweening, perfect, piercing, positive, precious, preposterous, profound, prohibitive, pronounced, proper, questionable, rank, regular, rigorous, rotten, rough, severe, shady, shameless, sharp, shattering, shifty, shocking, sinister, skyrocketing, slippery, spiraling, splitting, stark, stark-staring, steep, stick-at-nothing, stiff, superlative, surpassing, suspicious, the veriest, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much, total, tough, towering, tricky, unallowable, unbearable, unbridled, unchristian, uncivilized, unconscienced, unconscientious, undeniable, underhand, underhanded, undue, unequivocal, unethical, unforgivable, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unjustifiable, unmeasurable, unmitigated, unpardonable, unprincipled, unqualified, unreasonable, unrelieved, unrestrained, unsavory, unscrupulous, unspoiled, unstraightforward, unwarrantable, unwarranted, usurious, utter, vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, wicked, without remorse, without shame

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  • unconscionable — un·con·scio·na·ble /ˌən kän chə nə bəl/ adj: unreasonably unfair to one party, marked by oppression, or otherwise unacceptably offensive to public policy an unconscionable clause finds the contract...to have been unconscionable at the time it was …   Law dictionary

  • Unconscionable — Un*con scion*a*ble, a. 1. Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size. [1913 Webster] Which use of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unconscionable — [un kän′shən ə bəl] adj. 1. not guided or restrained by conscience; unscrupulous 2. unreasonable, excessive, or immoderate 3. not fair or just; outrageous [unconscionable demands] unconscionably adv …   English World dictionary

  • unconscionable — (adj.) 1560s, showing no regard for conscience, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) + now rare CONSCIONABLE (Cf. conscionable) conscientious. Related: Unconscionably …   Etymology dictionary

  • unconscionable — [adj] immoral, immoderate amoral, barbarous, conscienceless, criminal, dishonest, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, inordinate, knavish, outrageous, preposterous, sneaky, too much*, uncivilized, undue, unethical, unfair, ungodly,… …   New thesaurus

  • unconscionable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not right or reasonable. DERIVATIVES unconscionably adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete conscionable «conscientious» …   English terms dictionary

  • unconscionable — adjective Date: 1565 1. not guided or controlled by conscience ; unscrupulous < an unconscionable villain > 2. a. excessive, unreasonable < found an unconscionable number of defects in the car > b. shockingly unfair or unjust …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unconscionable — unconscionability, n. unconscionably, adv. /un kon sheuh neuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not guided by conscience; unscrupulous. 2. not in accordance with what is just or reasonable: unconscionable behavior. 3. excessive; extortionate: an unconscionable… …   Universalium

  • unconscionable — adjective /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ a) Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience. When Roger assured him that prospects looked very good for a retrial, even a reversal of the verdict, since Roger had discovered unconscionable… …   Wiktionary

  • unconscionable — [[t]ʌnkɒ̱nʃənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If you describe something as unconscionable, you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe. [LITERARY] It s unconscionable for the… …   English dictionary

  • unconscionable — adjective 1) the unconscionable use of test animals Syn: unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, unforgivable, wrong; unscrupulous, unfair, underhanded, dishonorable Ant: ethical 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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