as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Recent Examples of unappetizing
Despite their unappetizing taste and tough texture, Osage orange fruits may still offer surprising benefits.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Until fairly recently, gluten-free options were both scarce and unappetizing.
—Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
That's an unappetizing reality for a mayor whose transportation referendum, which was widely approved by voters, just raised the city's sales tax rate.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Will the members of that unappetizing quartet turn out to be harbingers of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death?
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Until fairly recently, gluten-free options were both scarce and unappetizing.
—Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
That's an unappetizing reality for a mayor whose transportation referendum, which was widely approved by voters, just raised the city's sales tax rate.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Will the members of that unappetizing quartet turn out to be harbingers of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death?
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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The Senate bill’s lack of that sheltering language as well as the prospect of oversight by the Treasury Department may make this version of federal vouchers unpalatable for voucher fans.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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At the end of the last season, after getting the New York elite to bend the knee and support her preferred opera company, Bertha set her sights on fixing up her daughter with an unpalatable British duke for the sake of his title.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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As Kelli storms off, Brit yells the distasteful comment about Kelli’s abortions, following it up by calling her a hobbit, and the rest of the women reflexively gasp, knowing how low of a blow such a statement is.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Unfortunately, Canadians found the carbon pricing system confusing and distasteful.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Getting your car stolen is a horrible experience, but there are ways to deter theft and steps to follow if your vehicle is stolen.—
Charles Singh,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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Too Much follows Megan Stalter as Jessica, a producer who's just been broken up with by her horrible ex-boyfriend.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Tom threw batting practice to Jackson, took Ethan down in the garage to vent and hit soft toss after a bad day at school.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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But Littell, who had been on a good roll, had — by his standards — a bad day, allowing the Tigers to go ahead 3-2 in the fourth.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Gale’s descriptions of the unsavory conditions in the grocery and the dairy farm are milder than what Upton Sinclair describe in The Jungle, published in 1905, but they are equally pointed.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Alcohol was pervasive, and so was the stigma that men, in particular, needed to tough it out even if that drinking had unsavory consequences.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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This has been an awful process—a frantic rush to meet an artificial deadline that has tested every limit of this institution.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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However, the idea that Gunn was going to make an awful Superman movie does not match up with his history of comic book productions across Marvel and DC.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The spillway was built in 1931 to remove pressure on the levees protecting New Orleans by diverting up to 250,000 cubic feet of fresh water per second into Lake Pontchartrain’s brackish waters.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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This all Saul sang, did sing, selah and limping there, brackish to the very crotch and destitute.—
Timmy Straw,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The bland Ballade is a lesser score by the late 19th and early 20th century British composer who deserves a revival for his more substantial works.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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In both vehicles he was played by George Reeves, polite, bland and not noticeably muscled.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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