UNAPPEALING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

unappealing

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈpē-liŋ

Definition of unappealing

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 Their shunning of the Spanish coronation, however, felt uniquely unappealing, a show of disrespect to the winners of the most high-profile sporting event in the world. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 These substances make milkweed unappealing to pests and help protect it from damage. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026 Protein shakes can be a helpful option for GLP-1 users, especially when appetite is low and solid food feels unappealing. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 Dust, dirt, pollen, and spilled trash can also build up on the outside, making even rolling them to the curb unappealing. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unappealing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappealing

Adjective

Some of the coverage may be ugly and unfair, but isn’t obscurity worse?

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
The City of Atlanta and Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners have been trading negotiations over the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, and things have started to get ugly.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.

— Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

Definition of unpleasing

Adjective

The battle sequences in this finale are awful, elaborate, and grotesque, especially Ormund using children as human shields and Daemon burning them alive.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Then there’s the Trawler, part of the nouvelle vague of Los Angeles serial killers operating in Charles Manson’s wake — peer to the Night Stalker and the Hillside Strangler — and prefacing his grotesque murders with sadistic taunting.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of grotesque

Adjective

The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Not at all times because catastrophes happen and underwriting can sometimes get so crowded that the pricing becomes unattractive.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of unattractive

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