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
Applying a powder or mineral foundation before applying concealer will cause your makeup to look cakey and unappealing once the liquid concealer hits the powder foundation.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Something like ‘Terrifier,’ for example, so successful, so well done, absolutely unappealing to me, like in every possible way.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Does the bride-to-be who spurns a line of unappealing suitors represent a Ukraine facing difficult choices?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The key to success often lies in effective marketing, but for many writers, the thought of self-promotion is overwhelming, confusing, and, frankly, unappealing.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unappealing
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Something like ‘Terrifier,’ for example, so successful, so well done, absolutely unappealing to me, like in every possible way.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Does the bride-to-be who spurns a line of unappealing suitors represent a Ukraine facing difficult choices?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The key to success often lies in effective marketing, but for many writers, the thought of self-promotion is overwhelming, confusing, and, frankly, unappealing.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unappealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappealing
Adjective
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The pair hit an ugly double-spinebuster on the Arabic announce table.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The wild and ugly scenes saw rioters attack law enforcement with rocks and Molotov cocktails while others burned vehicles and other property.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 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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The hideous brutalist Embarcadero fountain had frozen over; couples skated across it like holiday shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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The world is cruel, unfair and full of horrors, many of which will grow increasingly grotesque in our lifetimes.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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While these advancements are promising, Rocket Lab's stock appears expensive and unattractive at its current valuation, especially given its recent significant rally.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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There are a few family members who only wear olive, mustard, khaki, black and other dull colors; clunky, unattractive shoes; and few accessories.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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“Unappealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappealing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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