uninviting

adjective

un·​in·​vit·​ing ˌən-in-ˈvī-tiŋ 

: not appealing or attractive : not inviting

a bleak, uninviting landscape

an uninviting manner

uninvitingly adverb

Examples of uninviting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The desire to reach the finishing post at the end, which every snorkler must touch before turning around for the second leg home, must be extremely strong in such an uninviting and bracing environment. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Subaru Socialism grew, in part, out of the 2008 crash, the subsequent disappointment in Obama, and a rejection of Clinton and her entitled, uninviting run at the Presidency. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

According to locals, the water leaves stains in bathtubs and makes home amenities such as jacuzzis uninviting. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

That's because there are people who believe that those estimates will never be met — or, like in my Western Digital dream, the actual numbers may be only a quarter of the estimates, making the actual P/Es substantially higher and very uninviting. — Jim Cramer, Contributor, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninviting

• expediting
• overwriting
• reuniting
• underwriting
• unexciting
• alighting
• backbiting
• bullfighting
• daylighting
• delighting
• exciting
• firefighting