UNAPPETIZING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unappetizing

adjective

ˌən-ˈa-pə-ˌtī-ziŋ

as in unpalatable

disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant

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Recent Examples of unappetizing Flowers are pasted all over it, seemingly at random, and strings of them fall off the hem in an unappetizing way. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026 How to Get More Walnuts Into Your Diet If eating a handful of raw walnuts is unappetizing, there are countless ways to add walnuts to your diet—from topping salads and oatmeal, blending them in a smoothie, or roasting them for a healthy snack. —

Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2025 Mounds of salt on the plate or remnants scattered on the floor are both unappetizing and potentially dangerous. —

Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 One of the running gags of the Space Race was the unappetizing nature of the food astronauts packed for their trip to the Moon. —

David Szondy october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unappetizing

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Allowing Iran to continue to control the crucial waterway is likely to be highly unpalatable to Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Dry fields are also vulnerable to noxious weeds like leafy spurge and toadflax, which are toxic to cattle and unpalatable to native ungulates like deer and pronghorn antelope.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026