as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
Despite this eye-watering cost — and the requirement that patients self-inject the medicine each week and risk unpleasant side effects such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps — demand for the drugs quickly outstripped supply.
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Filing Form 4868 spares you this unpleasant consequence.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Filing Form 4868 spares you this unpleasant consequence.
—Ashley Case, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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Donald Trump defended his harsh new tariffs on Saturday Night Live this week — and maybe took a swipe at last week’s musical guest, too.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
5 Apr. 2025
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When the father tried to explain himself, the women criticized him for being too harsh.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Since Trump’s Wednesday announcement, the stock market plummeted to its worst position since March 2020.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego officials are scrambling to figure out how to fix or replace the 43-year-old Mission Beach lifeguard tower, which is in such bad shape structurally that it’s been declared a threat to public health and safety.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The first outcome would be a massive win for the United States, while the second would likely be far uglier.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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That pollution causes an ugly brown smog to blanket the skyline on hot summer days and causes people, especially those with respiratory problems, to struggle to breathe.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The bitter dispute recently tipped into its fourth consecutive month and has escalated.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Which is really too bad because bitter is a lot more fun to watch on TV.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t wait to make a trip to your local restaurant to order these sweet and sour items for yourself.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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One is that the group is bullish on oil demand later in the year, putting it firmly in the minority as investor outlooks sour and fears of a global slowdown worsen.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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