unalluring

adjective

Definition of unalluringnext
as in repulsive

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Recent Examples of unalluring Los Angeles has never been more unalluring than in this bleak, racy and hard-to-put-down piece of neo-noir by first-time novelist Halley Sutton, who’s a kind of #MeToo Jim Thompson. — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unalluring
  1. repulsive
  2. revolting
  3. repugnant
  4. boring
  5. tedious
  6. repellent
  7. irksome
  8. tiresome
Adjective
  • By their very nature, hydrogen atoms tend to be electrically repulsive to each other.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
  • If neither meal is found to be appetizing, the winner is simply determined by what the picky eater finds least repulsive.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • Their dynamic is instead a cudgel to beat the film into an even more revolting shape.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Babies and toddlers will put just about anything in their mouths, including objects that adults find profoundly revolting.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Definition of revolting
Adjective
  • But Alicia soon begins to suspect that her daughter is one of the children grotesquely stolen from the desaparecidos, dissidents disappeared by the country’s authoritarian junta, and that her husband might be in on the repugnant scheme.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • Trump’s selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of repugnant
Adjective
  • Christian flat out tells Bryan to do anything else because the gown is so boring, but Bryan could not be more disinterested in his advice.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Just a year ago, $100,000 was considered a relatively 'boring’ price for bitcoin.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Ultimately, Amin sees AI less as a way to replace travelers than as a way to eliminate the tedious work that surrounds planning a trip.
    — Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The officials of all stripes got out of the way and the stars were allowed to be stars, though the steady stream of half-court heaving got a little tedious before Theresa Witherspoon’s All-Stars beat Cynthia Cooper’s 129-121.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • Depending on the ingredients though, your insect repellant of choice may last a little longer.
    — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Catnip, the euphoria-inducing herb beloved by felines, was known to have insect repellent properties, though it had never been commercialized for that purpose.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of repellent
Adjective
  • But nothing has been more irksome to residents than the massive overcrowding, the Times reported.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • For long-time Fitbit users, the loss of features like blood pressure tracking or custom meal creation will be irksome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026
Definition of irksome
Adjective
  • In recent years, there has been an increasingly tiresome requirement that football jerseys be, in some way, related to the past.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of tiresome

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“Unalluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unalluring. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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