Definition of unwelcome
: not wanted or welcome
- unwelcome news
- an unwelcome guest
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The two dates illustrate Morales’ penchant for attracting public attention, both welcome and unwelcome.
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If your body’s pulling that kind of unwelcome magic trick, your doctor should be able to suss out the problem and figure out how to treat it.
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But really, aren’t people everywhere watching women’s bodies and forming unwelcome opinions about them?
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That said, transposons often behave like unwelcome houseguests.
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And as clans had begun to settle in one place, intruders were unwelcome.
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The rapid overtures by Kim earlier this year proposing talks with South Korea and with the US, while not unwelcome, caught Beijing off guard.
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In Texas, local communities, institutions and individuals have worked hard to expose racist incidents that make people feel unwelcome.
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This is unwelcome news for those of us who want fully autonomous cars yesterday!
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First Known Use of unwelcome
14th century
unwelcome Synonyms
Synonyms
bad, bitter, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, harsh, icky, nasty, rotten, sour, uncongenial, unlovely, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, wicked, yucky (also yukky);
Antonyms
agreeable, congenial, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome;
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Related Words
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bilious, disgusting, dreadful, foul, ghastly, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, seamy, shocking, sick, sickening, ugly, vile, villainous;
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