inadmissible

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/ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/

adjective

That cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveinadmissible (comparative more inadmissible, superlative most inadmissible)

comparative more inadmissible · superlative most inadmissible · alternative inadmissable

  1. Not admissible.
    1. specificallyusuallyThat cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.

      Again, the multiplist would hold that the grounds for separating admissible from inadmissible interpretations cannot be the same as the grounds for preferability among admissible interpretations.

      1993, Michael Krausz, Rightness and Reasons: Interpretation in Cultural Practices, →ISBN, page 27

      Synonyms: inadmittable, unadmissible, unadmittable · Antonyms: admissible

    2. point; fact; etc; point; fact; etcThat cannot be conceded.

      Synonyms: inadmittable, unadmissible, unadmittable · Antonyms: admissible

    3. Who cannot be allowed to enter a place or event.

      Synonyms: inadmittable, unadmissible, unadmittable · Antonyms: admissible

nouninadmissible (plural inadmissibles)

plural inadmissibles · alternative inadmissable

  1. A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).

    June saw a decline in Southwest Border apprehensions and inadmissibles by 18 percent compared to May. This decline follows the overall downward trend for this time of year as apprehensions and inadmissibles along the Southwest Border have declined from May to June.

    2018, Southwest Border Migration FY2018, United States Customs and Border Patrol

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.

Opposite

adjectiveThat cannot be conceded.

Opposite

adjectiveWho cannot be allowed to enter a place or event.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot deserving to be admitted

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchinadmissible
  2. Frenchinadmissible
  3. Englishinadmissible

From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian недопустим, неприемлив
  • недопустим (nedopustim)not admissible
  • неприемлив (nepriemliv)not admissible
Catalan inadmissible
  • inadmissiblenot admissible
Czech nepřípustný
  • nepřípustnýnot admissible
Finnish kelpaamaton, todisteeksi kelpaamaton
  • kelpaamatonnot admissible
  • todisteeksi kelpaamatonnot admissible
French inadmissible
  • inadmissiblenot admissible
German unzulässig
  • unzulässignot admissible
Italian inammissibile
  • inammissibilenot admissible
Polish niedopuszczalny
  • niedopuszczalnynot admissible
Portuguese inadmissível
  • inadmissívelnot admissible
Romanian inadmisibil, inadmisibilă
  • inadmisibilnot admissible
  • inadmisibilănot admissible
  • neadmisibilnot admissible
Russian недопусти́мый, непозволи́тельный
  • недопусти́мый (nedopustímyj)not admissible
  • непозволи́тельный (nepozvolítelʹnyj)not admissible
  • неразрешённый (nerazrešónnyj)not admissible
  • неприе́млемый (neprijémlemyj)not admissible
Spanish inadmisible
  • inadmisiblenot admissible
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“inadmissible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadmissible. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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