unpublishable

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adjective

Not suitable for publication

Opposite
publishable
OriginEnglish publishable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunpublishable (comparative more unpublishable, superlative most unpublishable)

comparative more unpublishable · superlative most unpublishable

  1. Not suitable for publication

    The band’s hourlong set inspired arcs of flying bodies; before it was another excellent performance by a sludgy and curious punk band with another unpublishable name, this one from Allentown, Pa.

    2009 January 22, Ben Ratliff, “Chords of Fame? These Bands Never Heard of Them”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot suitable for publication

Opposite
publishable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishpublish
  9. Englishpublishable
  10. Englishunpublishable

From un- + publishable.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpublishable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpublishable

MLA

“unpublishable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpublishable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpublishable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpublishable.

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