Definition of unappealing
: not appealing : unattractive
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an unappealing mess of dirt and trash in the corner of the room
Recent Examples of unappealing from the Web
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And to those voters in the political center who may be uneasy with, or simply exhausted by, his tumultuous administration, the possibility of an even more chaotic 2019 in Washington is unappealing.
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And to those voters in the political center who may be uneasy with, or simply exhausted by, his tumultuous administration, the possibility of an even more chaotic 2019 in Washington is unappealing.
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The agency offered her two unappealing choices: Either pay another $850 and use the ticket credits within the next two months or cancel her trip and lose everything.
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Doing so would force some of their most vulnerable lawmakers up for re-election to take a tough vote right before the midterm, an unappealing prospect for House GOP leaders.
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The water promptly turned an unappealing shade of lemon-lime Gatorade.
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Competing on price is unappealing and encourages a race to the bottom.
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The insane way is to make New York so badly clogged-up and unappealing that fewer people want to come here.
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One reason for the slow adoption is that auto makers have long made electric cars with staid designs unappealing to consumers.
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First Known Use of unappealing
circa 1846
unappealing Synonyms
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, fair, fetching, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, lovely, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored;
Related Words
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, gross, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening;
UNAPPEALING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unappealing for English Language Learners
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: not attractive or appealing
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