adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unadmissible, unadmittable
Antonyms: admissible
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not deserving to be admitted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
inadmissible evidence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: admissible
History
Etymology
From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անընդունելի
(anənduneli)
— not admissible
Belarusian:
непрыймальны
(njepryjmalʹny)
— not admissible
Belarusian:
недапушчальны
(njedapuščalʹny)
— not admissible
Belarusian:
недазвольны
(njedazvólʹny)
— not admissible
Belarusian:
недазволены
(njedazvóljeny)
— not admissible
Bulgarian:
недопустим
(nedopustim)
— not admissible
Bulgarian:
неприемлив
(nepriemliv)
— not admissible
Catalan:
inadmissible
— not admissible
Czech:
nepřípustný
— not admissible
Finnish:
kelpaamaton
— not admissible
Finnish:
todisteeksi kelpaamaton
— not admissible
French:
inadmissible
— not admissible
German:
unzulässig
— not admissible
Italian:
inammissibile
— not admissible
Polish:
niedopuszczalny
— not admissible
Portuguese:
inadmissível
— not admissible
Romanian:
inadmisibil
— not admissible
Romanian:
inadmisibilă
— not admissible
Romanian:
neadmisibil
— not admissible
Russian:
недопусти́мый
(nedopustímyj)
— not admissible
Russian:
непозволи́тельный
(nepozvolítelʹnyj)
— not admissible
Russian:
неразрешённый
(nerazrešónnyj)
— not admissible
Russian:
неприе́млемый
(neprijémlemyj)
— not admissible
