UNALLURING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

unalluring

adjective

Definition of unalluring

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

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

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

Anyone looking to change their old, boring, heavy bag routine should consider a boxing reflex ball.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Peace lily The peace lily may be one of the most common flowering houseplants around, but this tranquil botanical with tropical origins is anything but boring.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Definition of boring

Adjective

An update for Claude subscribers adds a new way to teach its AI chatbot how to complete some of your most tedious workflows.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Despite Clarity’s choppy obstacle course, the tedious and frustrating tradition of counting votes and lining up bipartisan yeahs, Member by Member, is a tactic the crypto industry has time to employ and perfect.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 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

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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