as in obnoxious
not pleasing or likable; causing you to feel dislike of someone or something
He has an off-putting manner. The restaurant's garish décor was off-putting.
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Recent Examples of off-putting
Despite living his dream, Matt often feels lonely, which is understandable given the transactional nature of all his relationships (and his relatable yet off-putting inability to talk about anything other than movies).
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Garrett will also be officiating the wedding, a decision Cece cannot understand, given how strange and off-putting Garrett seems.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow color may be slightly off-putting This lower concentration serum plays nicely with our tester’s dry, sensitive, and redness-prone skin.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
And now, the third season is taking off to Thailand, where there promises to be stressful family dynamics, an off-putting couple and of course, lots of suspense and threats of violence and crime.
—Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Garrett will also be officiating the wedding, a decision Cece cannot understand, given how strange and off-putting Garrett seems.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow color may be slightly off-putting This lower concentration serum plays nicely with our tester’s dry, sensitive, and redness-prone skin.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
And now, the third season is taking off to Thailand, where there promises to be stressful family dynamics, an off-putting couple and of course, lots of suspense and threats of violence and crime.
—Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-putting
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Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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In that role, Simpson distinguished himself as a foul-mouthed, intemperate, obnoxious purveyor of misinformation about Social Security.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … ‘PRO-CRIMINAL’ – Blue state sheriff unloads on 'disgusting' bill targeting the right to self-defense.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is notable, given that post-Covid brick and mortar shopping has generally become so unpleasant, it’s given rise to the need for a personal shopper.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Less a song than a gag, every individual element is unpleasant: single-entendre lyrics; vocals and synths that aren’t even in the same key; and the less said about Space Cowboy’s guest verse, the better.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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This included industrialization, and, with it, the conception of leisure as a way of allowing people to recuperate from work with a temporary escape from the ugly, unhealthy atmosphere of the city.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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Plus, with fewer games, an ugly two weeks in the NBA usually signals a five-alarm fire and overreactions.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To have hate at such a young age for another student is awful.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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But against lefties, while hitting from the righty batter's box, Cabrera has been downright awful, with a .562 OPS and anemic .209 batting average in 187 career plate appearances.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
18 Mar. 2025
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The ceaselessly rolling, jolting boat was sickening to him, too.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Sins Of The Brother Of course, the most shocking moment in this episode is something that’s been setup from the very first episode.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The series begins with his shocking arrest and traverses his first police interview; the detectives on the case at his school, groping for clarity on a senseless crime; and how his family navigates both their raw new reality and their past decisions.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her son wonders if the Woman might be dead and using the shroud to hide her hideous disfigurement.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hard to believe that was 20 years ago, as of yesterday — or that we weren't injured by the metal springs practically protruding out of that hideous yellow sofa.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-putting. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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