: one that is undesirable
Examples of undesirable in a Sentence
Adjective
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
This may have undesirable consequences.
Frankly, it's an undesirable and unpleasant job.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Once in the courtroom, both sides of a case will typically ask potential jurors personal questions relating to the case, looking for bias, conflicts of interest or other characteristics that may make someone undesirable to sit on that particular jury, in a process known as voir dire.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Among this fast-growing class of undesirables was Loktev’s friend Anna Nemzer, a talk-show host for TV Rain (and a co-director on the film).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Once in the courtroom, both sides of a case will typically ask potential jurors personal questions relating to the case, looking for bias, conflicts of interest or other characteristics that may make someone undesirable to sit on that particular jury, in a process known as voir dire.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
Journalists and outlets reporting actual news were officially labeled foreign agents or undesirables, with that designation required to scroll under their television and online content.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Among this fast-growing class of undesirables was Loktev’s friend Anna Nemzer, a talk-show host for TV Rain (and a co-director on the film).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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