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
While this type of therapy seems to comfort Farrah, the effect is super off-putting for audiences.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV retain a lot of what made the concepts so weird and different — and not necessarily in an off-putting way.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Before three people died from eating a homemade Christmas cake believed to have been laced with arsenic, other family members noticed an off-putting flavor, authorities said, according to a recent news report.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Prayer can be a word or a notion that’s very off-putting to some who are either not religious or who have had bad experiences with organized religion.
—Kristin Auble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for off-putting
Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV retain a lot of what made the concepts so weird and different — and not necessarily in an off-putting way.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Before three people died from eating a homemade Christmas cake believed to have been laced with arsenic, other family members noticed an off-putting flavor, authorities said, according to a recent news report.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Prayer can be a word or a notion that’s very off-putting to some who are either not religious or who have had bad experiences with organized religion.
—Kristin Auble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for off-putting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-putting
Adjective
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Pro athletes are generally expected to deal with difficult pressure, including contentious opponents and obnoxious fans.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fortunately, because those obnoxious rings of hyperpigmentation have been irking our nerves for centuries, experts have had plenty of time to figure out effective treatment options.—
Essence Gant,
Allure,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Vandalizing the State Republican Party's property with disgusting Nazi symbols while screaming about 'fascism' reveals these individuals are hypocrites, idiots, or both.—
Ewan Palmer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Doing so consumes water, requires the use of often eco-unfriendly cleansers, and adds an unpleasant task to janitors' daily duties.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2025
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But that’s another unpleasant truth that is best left unspoken.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Brinkley in her book describes one ugly scene when Joel, deep in his cups, ate a heap of spaghetti directly from a large pan on the stove, then vehemently kicked everyone out of the house for eating his pasta.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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
Adjective
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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This joins a truly awful 18% audience score and an also-bad 5.7 out of 10 on IMDB, where anything under a 6 is almost never worth watching.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And once the sickening jolts of the combat takeoff had ended and Bui slowly grew accustomed to the noise and the pressure of the C-130, the taste of KFC stopped his crying.—
Jennifer Brookland,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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To take but one example, the riots that convulsed swatches of England and Northern Ireland last year were fueled by social media accounts claiming sickening crimes by immigrants, amplified by right-wing accounts.—
David Robert Grimes,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a shocking twist that nobody would've believed a week ago, the Browns spent their final pick, in the fifth round, on Shedeur Sanders.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Now a shocking new report has revealed the true extent to which the communication threat extends, with a staggering 30 malicious emails a day arriving on average.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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PreSonus has also added something called a soft start circuit that stops the speakers from making the hideous thumping sound that some speakers can produce when they are turned on or off.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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It must be emphasized that these companies are not just enabling hideous criminal activity, but directly profiting from it.—
Aaron Ping,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-putting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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