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Recent Examples of uninviting
To give your yard a more modern feel, the landscape expert recommends a more layered look that includes multiple shrubs and trees, creating a forest-like feel—veering away from a symmetrical look that can feel both high maintenance and uninviting.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
According to the pros, people most often regret choosing a bright and basic shade or playing it safe with a hue that reads cold and uninviting rather than crisp and clean.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
People dress up, get together and celebrate in spite of the frigid, uninviting weather.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
New in town after his emotionally stunted mother (Mia Wasikowska) chose to move them there, Naim is still making sense of this uninviting place.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
According to the pros, people most often regret choosing a bright and basic shade or playing it safe with a hue that reads cold and uninviting rather than crisp and clean.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
People dress up, get together and celebrate in spite of the frigid, uninviting weather.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
New in town after his emotionally stunted mother (Mia Wasikowska) chose to move them there, Naim is still making sense of this uninviting place.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninviting
Adjective
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Residents who have discussed the issue online described the smell as one of the most unpleasant aspects of the ongoing seaweed buildup.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The figure-skimming silhouette also prevents the unpleasant feeling of sweating in too-tight clothes.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Recent tax changes make Maryland almost uniquely inhospitable to retiring business owners with capital gains and purveyors of new commercial technologies.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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Making homes inhospitable to pests is a sign of a good cleaning routine, but when insects start showing up, something is amiss.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
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“Uninviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninviting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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