as in obnoxious
not pleasing or likable; causing you to feel dislike of someone or something
He has an off-putting manner. The restaurant's garish décor was off-putting.
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Recent Examples of off-putting
The result is excellent, and that high proof doesn’t distract from the flavors—which, yes, will include some of those potentially off-putting notes.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025
But the exchange was a bit off-putting, though admittedly mildly amusing as well.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 26 July 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
This is aggressively weird and occasionally off-putting — Danny DeVito’s Penguin is just flat-out gross — which is the opposite of what Warner Bros. wanted from its sequel to one of the biggest movies of all time.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025
But the exchange was a bit off-putting, though admittedly mildly amusing as well.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 26 July 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
This is aggressively weird and occasionally off-putting — Danny DeVito’s Penguin is just flat-out gross — which is the opposite of what Warner Bros. wanted from its sequel to one of the biggest movies of all time.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-putting
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In the three years since Carrie came back into our lives, many fans criticized the sequel series: The characters were obnoxious, the plot lines humiliating.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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Martin is an obnoxious but charming goof alongside his smart and far-too-tolerant girlfriend, Gina (Tisha Campbell), with best friends rounding out the hangout comedy.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Kruse and her co-conspirators are now on their fourth different set of lawyers in this dispute, and this is a disgusting publicity stunt by new counsel, as evidenced by the fact that the complaint and press release were sent to the press before the complaint was served.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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The series sets the various human and humanoid segments of its cast on a direct course with the distinctly inhuman alien flora and fauna on the ship – there are some inventive little monsters aboard, disgusting and harrowing in their own special ways – to great effect.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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A couple who had moved into a new apartment a couple of hours earlier got an unpleasant surprise after returning from a celebratory dinner.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Why Connection Counts Feeling cut off is more than unpleasant.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Navy must address the ugly fact that, despite all the security America can provide, a diverse array of enemies, rivals and criminals can shut the Panama Canal down at virtually any time.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the ugliest defeat of a season belatedly compiling them, the New York Mets blew an early 6-0 lead Wednesday to fall to the Atlanta Braves 11-6.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Traveling down a dirt road in the park, the men heard the awful sound of a tire on the RV going flat.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Don’t rely on an aesthetic that most people can easily see is awful.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The practice is one of a sickening array of battlefield mistreatments recorded on video either by Ukrainian surveillance drones or Russian servicemen and then circulated on social media.—
Andrew Carey,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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In a shocking turn of events, Weems is Wednesday’s new spirit guide, or figure from beyond death who will help Wednesday with her psychic visions.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest moment was her shocking termination as principal, which not only upset her fictional colleagues but also viewers.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the promise turned into disappointment during the Rockies’ hideous first half of the season.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 July 2025
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The last two decades spent without a Devil Wears Prada sequel started to feel a little bit like enduring a 20-year hideous skirt convention.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-putting. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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