as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unappealing mess of dirt and trash in the corner of the room
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Recent Examples of unappealing
Mix the medication with an unappealing substance, such as dirt, coffee grounds, or cat litter.
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Ashley Wong, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Aster’s film is Very Online, which was perhaps an unappealing prospect for potential moviegoers.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The New York Giants managed just two field goals in a aesthetically unappealing 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This gel moisturizer, however, absorbs fast, wears beautifully under makeup or sunscreen, and leaves skin soft without any unappealing shine.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unappealing
Ashley Wong, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Aster’s film is Very Online, which was perhaps an unappealing prospect for potential moviegoers.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The New York Giants managed just two field goals in a aesthetically unappealing 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
This gel moisturizer, however, absorbs fast, wears beautifully under makeup or sunscreen, and leaves skin soft without any unappealing shine.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unappealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappealing
Adjective
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This was one of the ugliest matches in recent memory; a game that, in isolation, only those fond of trench warfare could love.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Things got a little ugly for Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell this week.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here, see the real-life The Twits cast side-by-side with their hilariously hideous animated counterparts.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike Boris Karloff’s grotesque Monster in Hollywood’s 1931 horror classic, del Toro’s Creature is, above all, beautiful.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Buono definitely knows and goes hilariously over the top playing the incarnation of evil itself under makeup that grows increasingly grotesque as his scene progresses.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The life of an unattractive and unintelligent young woman living in a dreary backwater in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Apple are down 2% this year, but Lee said that the company’s valuation still remains unattractive at its current level.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Unappealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappealing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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