unappealing
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Synonyms
grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, monstrous, ugly, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly, vile
Antonyms
aesthetic (also esthetic), attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
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Millionaire Runner and Tip Sheet are each former claiming horses with unappealing records. — Tom Jicha, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Nine horses pursue Florida Derby’s $1 million and Kentucky Derby points," 30 Mar. 2018 But at a World Cup where he is billed as a major draw, pictures of him with Kadyrov were an unappealing start. — John Leicester, Fox News, "Column: Salah suckered in inauspicious World Cup start," 12 June 2018 In order to produce champagne's signature bubbles, the wine must undergo a second fermentation in the bottle with a dose of yeast and sugars, but the yeast would leave unappealing sediment in the bottom of the bottle and leave the wine cloudy. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "You Have the Founding Mothers of Champagne to Thank for the Bubbly You Drink Today," 8 Mar. 2019 This forced older consumers to choose: Spend money and energy on an unappealing technology, or go without it. — Joseph F. Coughlin And Luke Yoquinto, WSJ, "Technology for Older People Doesn’t Have to Be Ugly," 14 Oct. 2018 Fasting Shortcuts Even though fasting and caloric restriction can offer health benefits, both require eating less — something unappealing to most people. — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, "Not So Fast," 24 Sep. 2018 Extend out to 20 years and the one-off fall would have less impact on annual returns but still leave them looking deeply unappealing. — James Mackintosh, WSJ, "The Market Isn’t Going to Save You From Saving Too Little," 26 July 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires is popular as a winter sunspot for Northern Hemisphere types, but the muggy Porteño summer can make exploring the city unappealing. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "30 Places to Travel This Spring," 12 Feb. 2018 The original bar burned to the ground years ago, and the owner at the time rebuilt the whole thing out of fireproof concrete, visually unappealing but certainly fireproof. — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, "Father, son bond writing U.P. bars book and it becomes a cult classic," 10 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unappealing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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