: 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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Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Learn when to apply post emergent herbicides based on plant biology and best practices to minimizing undesirable impacts on the environment.
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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
Despite its cultural and commercial power, nostalgia can also have undesirable effects.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Learn when to apply post emergent herbicides based on plant biology and best practices to minimizing undesirable impacts on the environment.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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