Meaning & use
unjustifiable
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Impossible to justify or defend as reasonable or right.
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The company's decision to lay off workers while posting record profits seemed unjustifiable.
Critics called the airstrike an unjustifiable use of force against civilians.
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Commonly used in ethical, legal, and political arguments about actions that cannot be rationally defended.
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