as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unappealing mess of dirt and trash in the corner of the room
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Recent Examples of unappealing
Deer find the scent and texture of the foliage unappealing.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
The grayscale screen and low refresh rate make scrolling online and watching videos unappealing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The already unappealing starting quarterback market has dried up.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Powdered brown flakes might seem unappealing or uncommon on breakfast tables here, but in Europe and Latin America, instant coffee is beloved.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
The grayscale screen and low refresh rate make scrolling online and watching videos unappealing.
—PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The already unappealing starting quarterback market has dried up.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Powdered brown flakes might seem unappealing or uncommon on breakfast tables here, but in Europe and Latin America, instant coffee is beloved.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unappealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappealing
Adjective
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Tech wealth here looks even less appealing than that of the Roy family (the expensively beige décor is even uglier).—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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During the negotiation of USMCA in 2018, the current trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that Trump managed during his first term, conversations between the President and GM occasionally turned ugly.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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There are no save-the-cat redemptions for a man who became famous for torturing, murdering and performing hideous experiments on countless Jews as part of a team of doctors overseeing medical services at Auschwitz-Birkenau.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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But Eleanor has backed herself into an awful corner, and in some ways, so too has Johansson’s film, which is stuck trying to impart sage wisdom through the lens of a truly hideous (if well-meaning) lie.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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If, like for me, Lewis Carroll’s 1865 fairy tale about a girl who stumbles into Wonderland is a core memory, all those beloved characters are there, with a splendidly cogent (and at times delightfully grotesque) libretto.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The gore may have felt too grotesque to shoot in live action using makeup and prosthetics, and potentially unbearable for some audiences to watch.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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But what has emerged is a repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Although domestic demand for these goods remains strong, bringing this sector back to the United States is both politically empty and economically unattractive.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Unappealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappealing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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