unpalatable
adjective
un·pal·at·able
ˌən-ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl 
1
: not palatable : distasteful
unpalatable wines
2
: unpleasant, disagreeable
raising income tax rates is politically unpalatable—
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pasta and honey is an unpalatable combination
hesitated before sharing some of the more unpalatable details of his captivity
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The momentum behind these ventures — the idea, unpalatable to many of us small-minded, provincial types, of taking domestic league matches abroad — remains strong.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The unpalatable alternative for Macron would be dissolving parliament again, ceding to pressure from the far right in particular for another unscheduled cycle of legislative elections.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The idea that, in the wake of this, Modi was going to acknowledge that a third party essentially had a role in bringing this conflict to an end was just politically unpalatable.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
He is no longer being asked to make unpalatable concessions of land Ukraine has lost thousands in the defense of.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The unpalatable alternative for Macron would be dissolving parliament again, ceding to pressure from the far right in particular for another unscheduled cycle of legislative elections.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The idea that, in the wake of this, Modi was going to acknowledge that a third party essentially had a role in bringing this conflict to an end was just politically unpalatable.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
He is no longer being asked to make unpalatable concessions of land Ukraine has lost thousands in the defense of.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Unpalatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpalatable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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