: 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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Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Creams allow for even application on the skin, but they cannot be applied to clothing and can leave an undesirable residue.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 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
In particular, the PCA deemed the depiction of an American totalitarian future to be undesirable and also worried about diplomatic backlash and boycotts of the film abroad due to the rise of fascism in Germany and beyond.
—Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Creams allow for even application on the skin, but they cannot be applied to clothing and can leave an undesirable residue.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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