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
But in the end, Swept Away was blown away by something else: Middling ticket sales, a story that may have been unappetizing to some, a song catalog unfamiliar to the tourists who make up a large chunk of Broadway’s audience, and perhaps a bit of bad timing in terms of the national mood.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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
Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unappetizing
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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
Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unappetizing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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Now, with confirmation that the Bibas boys are dead, Israeli society will no doubt harden even further, making any idea of reconciliation and peace with the Palestinians all the more unpalatable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Europeans are digesting a series of unpalatable announcements.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That might be because the first task for a CDU government would be forming a coalition, a process requiring grueling negotiations with left-wing parties because the party vows not to work with the AfD, finding their second-place rivals too distasteful for cooperation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Feb. 2025
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There will be times where his style is ignorant or distasteful.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Those plans are HMOs and many of us remember how horrible those were, denying service, or stalling approval.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Lillard’s blood clot diagnosis continues a horrible stretch of injuries that has limited the Bucks’ ability to chase postseason glory since the Bucks ended the franchise’s 50-year championship drought by winning the 2021 NBA title.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Heat has been among the NBA’s worst teams in the league since Butler’s departure.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The most common reason a cruise ship skips a port is bad weather.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Such is the current state of the world that people are more entitled than ever to a blast of music and merriment, devoid of unsavory downsides.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Years later, in 1999, Puig located a promising building in Miami’s Park West neighborhood, then an unsavory part of downtown.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 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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Dark long-body snake eels live in brackish water where the Mekong River meets the South China Sea.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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After heavy rain and flooding, the concentration of this bacteria can rise, especially in brackish (salty) water.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The new Snow White represents progressive mediocrity — the antagonism between Snow White and her evil stepmother (Gal Gadot) is bland and uninteresting after the remarkable modern version White as Snow that starred Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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The whodunit's central mystery is also half-baked: the death of Wynter is as bland as Esposito's character is in flashbacks.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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