as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
Semi-corny public service gratitude clips play before diving straight into the main storyline of Sue Storm's pregnancy and the arrival of the Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal (Julia Garner), with her unpleasant message of Earthly annihilation.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This might lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, constipation, and diarrhea.1
Eating certain foods (and avoiding others) may help reduce these symptoms, but people taking GLP-1 drugs should still be able to maintain a well-balanced diet, experts say.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Their European allies are disconcertingly readying for two unpleasant potential futures.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This might lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, constipation, and diarrhea.1
Eating certain foods (and avoiding others) may help reduce these symptoms, but people taking GLP-1 drugs should still be able to maintain a well-balanced diet, experts say.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Their European allies are disconcertingly readying for two unpleasant potential futures.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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President Donald Trump has launched harsh immigration actions in his first 100 days in office—detaining more people for immigration violations, allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses, and sending more than 200 Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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This recent New York Times piece highlights some of the harsh realities along with the misperceptions.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump intends to completely reimagine U.S. trade relations with our closest partners and fiercest rivals, for better or worse.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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For too long, environmentalism was focused on stopping bad things, such as pollution.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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That is exactly what the Giants need: nastier players on both sides of the ball.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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The biggest storyline in the series, however, has been all of the ugly hits and bad blood between the two state rivals.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Heat finished with an ugly 12-34 record against opponents that finished this regular season with a .500 record or better.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Trump's second term kicked off late January with mass layoffs in the federal government, widespread tariffs, an escalating trade war with China and a deportation program that has led to a bitter court battle.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Her coverage has ranged from a rare interview with Mark Zuckerberg as Meta neared its 20th birthday to the bitter divorce proceedings of an Indian software billionaire.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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His screenplay had ended with Aimée’s widowed script girl returning to Paris from Deauville after a tryst gone sour with Trintignant’s widowed racecar driver.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Keeping score Healthy relationships can quickly turn sour when couples start tallying up each other’s good deeds and missteps.—
Jourdan Travers,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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