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as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
cod-liver oil is so distasteful that it's worse than anything it cures
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as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
concerned mothers who find some recent musical trends distasteful
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the distasteful nature of his job as a bill collector
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Recent Examples of distasteful
The performance of the big meal is done, the mood has relaxed, the more distasteful guests are long gone.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the 21st century, this tradition reached its distasteful peak.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Some social media users found Elba's casting as Okonkwo distasteful, as his ethnic heritage excludes Nigerian descent, particularly Igbo descent.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the 21st century, this tradition reached its distasteful peak.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Some social media users found Elba's casting as Okonkwo distasteful, as his ethnic heritage excludes Nigerian descent, particularly Igbo descent.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distasteful
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That leaves them poorly placed to respond in any concerted fashion to what may well be politically unpalatable proposals by Mr. Trump about how to end the war.Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Still, with a budget deficit looming next year and a mayor whose preferred mode of dealing with unpleasant fiscal realities is to hike taxes, revenue grabs like congestion pricing are always on the table.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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These moisturizing and soothing ingredients can mitigate some unpleasant initial effects of retinol like flaking and redness.Sarah Han, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025
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This woman is just an awful, disgusting person in general.Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Regardless of who wins, social media will be abuzz with the postgame mayo shower, which is either good comedy or downright disgusting, depending on your tolerance for condiments getting poured on people.Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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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
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Things did get ugly a few years later, with the Mexican-American war.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Year 3 has been ugly — his five-on-five points per 60 have nearly been cut in half (2.57 to 1.32), as has his primary assist rate (1.17 to 0.55).Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Florida threatens to lead the nation in state killings now because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new law, the nation’s harshest, allowing as few as eight of 12 jurors to recommend execution instead of a unanimous verdict.Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Soviet scientists at the time believed that strays, given that they were already accustomed to harsh conditions, would be better suited to the extreme environments of space.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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