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
That left retailers with too much inventory of products consumers find undesirable and not enough of what consumers want.
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Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Although that's an undesirable standing for now, the Hornets are still just 2.5 games worse than the conference's No. 7 seed, the 9-11 Atlanta Hawks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Botox is typically used as a last resort if other treatments for overactive bladder and urinary incontinence haven't worked or have caused undesirable side effects.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, for example, requires similar discipline and sacrifice or else this nation’s greatest estuary becomes an undesirable property.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
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Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Although that's an undesirable standing for now, the Hornets are still just 2.5 games worse than the conference's No. 7 seed, the 9-11 Atlanta Hawks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Botox is typically used as a last resort if other treatments for overactive bladder and urinary incontinence haven't worked or have caused undesirable side effects.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, for example, requires similar discipline and sacrifice or else this nation’s greatest estuary becomes an undesirable property.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirable
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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That could mean taking on another unwanted contract, eating some money and/or attaching prospects to a trade.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nikki told Deadline that revisiting the images was an unwanted and unpleasant ordeal.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Wireless Humidifier Another Healthy Home Awards winner, this portable humidifier can sit on top of their desk or nightstand to hydrate dry skin (or help a cold feel a little less nasty).Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Treinen rewarded his manager’s faith in him by retiring the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton on a first-pitch fly out to right field and striking out Anthony Rizzo with a nasty 86-mph sweeper to end the inning.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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