: 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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Margret Grebowicz, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Nonhormonal choices such as copper IUDs and diaphragms can be invasive and bring undesirable side effects of their own.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Public schooling here has always been a case of the haves and have-nots, the desirables and undesirables.
—Eder I. Aguilar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Some cultural commentators argue dogs are especially important for this generation because other traditional markers of stability and adulthood – a mortgage, a child – feel out of reach or simply undesirable.
—Margret Grebowicz, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Nonhormonal choices such as copper IUDs and diaphragms can be invasive and bring undesirable side effects of their own.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
The undesirables who entered our country illegally, then committed some crime, were defended by protests against federal law enforcement.
—Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Public schooling here has always been a case of the haves and have-nots, the desirables and undesirables.
—Eder I. Aguilar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesirable. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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