as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
Swishing with diluted apple cider vinegar, baking soda and water, or lemon juice may help eliminate unpleasant tastes.
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
Common side effects include unpleasant taste, bad breath, heartburn, nausea, stomach discomfort, diarrhea, headache, and foul-smelling sweat.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 28 May 2025
But competitive industries offered higher wages only for skills or to induce workers to do dangerous or unpleasant work.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Pattinson, in a rare bad performance, just plays him as an unpleasant clueless bro.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
Common side effects include unpleasant taste, bad breath, heartburn, nausea, stomach discomfort, diarrhea, headache, and foul-smelling sweat.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 28 May 2025
But competitive industries offered higher wages only for skills or to induce workers to do dangerous or unpleasant work.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Pattinson, in a rare bad performance, just plays him as an unpleasant clueless bro.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
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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Kilar’s bold moves and harsh comeuppance beg the question: In an age of uncertainty, should Hollywood look to innovative but potentially disruptive outsiders or elevate from within?—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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From growing up in the streets of Kansas City to serving jail time, Gilliam shared how rapping about his harsh experiences has made fans love him.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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That cartilage injury was worse than expected, and Jiménez could miss all or most of this season rehabbing.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Athletics manager Mark Kotsay has continued to search for answers to cure what ails the Athletics during their historically bad run of losing in West Sacramento.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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But many of those story beats feel perfunctory; the film comes to life in the nastier, grislier set pieces.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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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Right after that, Kansas will face bitter rival Missouri at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Dec. 7.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Like every other entrepreneur, Ian had to face bitter betrayal from people who once believed in his vision.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Throughout its 120 year history the Clover Club—a gin sour, tarted up with fresh raspberries and smoothed out with an egg white—has been celebrated, then dismissed, then forgotten, and now, finally, is back on top.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
31 May 2025
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Had Southwest lost, the Eagles, no doubt with sour dispositions, would have loaded back in the vans, trekked home, then turned around to make the same trip again on Thursday to play an elimination game against Canyon Hills.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Even with the horrible start the Red Sox still nearly came all the way back, twice drawing to within one run, but the club couldn’t get over the hump.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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Even on a horrible team, someone has to score, get rebounds and assists.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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