unconscionable

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unconscionable

/ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ Australia
/ənˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/ Australia
/ənˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/ Australia
/ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ UK
/ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.bəl/ UK
/ˌənˈkɑn(t)ʃ(ə)nəbəl/ US

adjective more unconscionable · most unconscionable

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 errors" in the trial, Jackson grunted in bemusement and smiled with half his mouth.
Similar: outrageous, immoral, unethical · Opposite: conscionable, ethical
Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable. The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.
Similar: shocking, excessive, egregious · Opposite: fair, reasonable

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adj not conscionable; unscrupulous

Español	inescrupuloso
Português	inescrupuloso
Français	sans scrupules
Deutsch	unverschämt, skrupellos, gewissenlos
Italiano	senza scrupoli
Ελληνικά	παράλογος parálogos, ασυνείδητος asyneíditos
Русский	бессо́вестный bessóvestnyj

adj excessive

Français	déraisonnable
Deutsch	unverschämt, unverhältnismäßig

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@misc{unconscionable_2026,
  title = {unconscionable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unconscionable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}