inadmissible

adjective

Definition of inadmissiblenext
1
as in prohibited

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2
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of inadmissible The second traveler, a photographer and NOT a player on the team, was determined to be inadmissible and was denied entry due to vetting concerns. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Depositions of firefighters and other officials explaining their efforts during the Lachman were deemed inadmissible during trial by Judge Anne Hwang in May. — Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 8 June 2026 Local man Colin Stagg was initially arrested and charged with Nickell's murder but was released after a judge determined that all evidence from an undercover letter-writing operation police undertook was inadmissible. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Robinson's defense team, attorneys Kathy Nester, Michael Burt, Richard Novak and Staci Visser, is seeking to block the public from hearing testimony or seeing exhibits that may later be found inadmissible at trial. — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for inadmissible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadmissible
  1. prohibited
  2. unimportant
  3. impermissible
  4. inapplicable
  5. forbidden
  6. irrelevant
  7. unacceptable
  8. trivial
Adjective
  • There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of prohibited
Adjective
  • Some photos have subtle variations, while others include figures who may have been deemed unimportant at the time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • This isn't because taxes were unimportant, but because the Declaration aimed to build a case for independence, not a comprehensive historical record.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Court records show that Sorsby has acknowledged making thousands of impermissible bets on pro and college sports totaling at least $90,000 during his time at Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • The board would be able to suspend or prohibit any investment found to be impermissible.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 June 2026
Definition of impermissible
Adjective
  • In a recent conversation with Peter Diamandis, an entrepreneur and executive chairman of the XPrize Foundation, Musk fleshed out his moonshot visions for the future, which have previously included work being completely optional and retirement becoming inapplicable.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Like everything else in the Law, exemptions are subject to the General Rule which is that general rules are generally inapplicable.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of inapplicable
Adjective
  • More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Definition of forbidden
Adjective
  • Horowitz said Lunas Campos’ criminal history is irrelevant to his detention.
    — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026
  • The Fan Footage Is What Counts Your concert experience is almost irrelevant.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • In their grievance letter, the detainees called the markups an unacceptable business practice with no apparent limit.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Overt racial prejudice, long considered socially unacceptable, is increasingly visible in public life, marking a shift from previously subtle forms.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • The aesthetic philosophy runs through every decision, including ones that might seem trivial.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • In reality, the origin is completely trivial.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of trivial

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