as in unpleasant
bad, harmful, or unpleasant
The drug has some undesirable side effects. This decision may have undesirable consequences.
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Recent Examples of undesirable
For one, applying estrogen creams to your skin could result in some undesirable hormonal changes, Collins said.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Mar. 2025
The essays in Vara’s Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age (Pantheon, $30) track the tech industry’s saturation of her life from the Nineties to the present, and her complicity in making that saturation appear desirable, or at least not undesirable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
On the other, some Democrats understand that a decision to vote against the bill could likely force an undesirable government shut down.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
This then led to the dogs spending even longer periods of time at the shelter and developing more undesirable behaviors as a result.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Mar. 2025
The essays in Vara’s Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age (Pantheon, $30) track the tech industry’s saturation of her life from the Nineties to the present, and her complicity in making that saturation appear desirable, or at least not undesirable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
On the other, some Democrats understand that a decision to vote against the bill could likely force an undesirable government shut down.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
This then led to the dogs spending even longer periods of time at the shelter and developing more undesirable behaviors as a result.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirable
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
Adjective
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Having unwanted players still hanging around is no good for anyone, either, and the distraction caused by all the talk surrounding the ‘bomb squad’ last summer was not ideal for new head coach Enzo Maresca.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sellers can even leave the unwanted contents, saving time and expense.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 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
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Interestingly, the feeling of abandonment mirrors the animating force of the nastiest parts of the American manosphere: the belief that men got left behind.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Our four financial stocks are finished positive, including Capital One Financial despite a nasty pullback on Monday tied to a report that said the Justice Department may challenge its Discover acquisition.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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