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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.
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Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unalluring
Adjective
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The corpse stink was, at first, slightly too repulsive to unleash on the Field Museum’s unsuspecting visitors, so it was toned down slightly.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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This provision is equally repulsive.—
Austin Elias-de Jesus,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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For him, the most revolting thing about his life in Iran was its pervasive stink.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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This revolting behavior is not limited to the media.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And killing two people who are shipwrecked at sea is also morally repugnant.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 Dec. 2025
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Johnson told me that each character—even the repugnant ones—is a facet of his own personality.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Planking was boring and uncomfortable, but Reso and Copeland changed that, and that’s what made Marinovsky interested.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
11 Dec. 2025
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Wrap these accessories around your waist to help define your figure in a loose-fitting dress or around your hips to add personality to an otherwise boring pair of pants.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But Nintendo games rarely feel this directionless and scattered, and for its tedious opening hours alone, this game is hard to recommend.—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
2 Dec. 2025
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The entire journey was effortless, as Railbookers took care of the tedious details that usually accompany longer trips.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That goes for fabric softener, coffee grounds, bay leaves, and sonic repellant devices, which have no scientific basis.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
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Try Placing Mint Near the Feeder The smell of mint is repellent to ants.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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There were so few sightings of lovebugs in 2023 that Leppla and other entomologists received calls from the public asking where the irksome little critters went.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Most people find that irksome shingles symptoms slowly subside in a few weeks, but PHN can last months or even years.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This person has been nothing but kind to us in all our years of knowing them, but the awkward gift exchange is getting tiresome.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
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That the music doesn’t grow tiresome or annoying is a feat in and of itself, but each new bout against the sirens deepens my appreciation for their songs.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Unalluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unalluring. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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