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
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 sprinkling a bit of garlic and roasting them for a healthy snack, said Zumpano.
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Despite their unappetizing taste and tough texture, Osage orange fruits may still offer surprising benefits.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Many of the comments complain about how unappetizing the meal looks in the video.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2025
Even if Cameron is fortunate enough to avert further unrest, the menu for the remainder of his term remains an unappetizing mix of austerity and vague appeals for moral renewal.
—Jonathan Hopkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2011
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Despite their unappetizing taste and tough texture, Osage orange fruits may still offer surprising benefits.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Many of the comments complain about how unappetizing the meal looks in the video.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2025
Even if Cameron is fortunate enough to avert further unrest, the menu for the remainder of his term remains an unappetizing mix of austerity and vague appeals for moral renewal.
—Jonathan Hopkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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The idea that, in the wake of this, Modi was going to acknowledge that a third party essentially had a role in bringing this conflict to an end was just politically unpalatable.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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He is no longer being asked to make unpalatable concessions of land Ukraine has lost thousands in the defense of.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Republicans were determined to use the revenue produced by a cap to pay for marginal rate cuts that Democrats found distasteful.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Miami could choose to move on from the star receiver due to the horrible season-ending injury.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many of the game’s best teams spent the regular season alternating between brilliant and horrible.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The game didn’t start bad for the Giants.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So are tax rebates just mutually beneficial business deals, unsavory kickbacks or legal extortion?—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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So are tax rebates just mutually beneficial business deals, unsavory kickbacks or legal extortion?—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Once the selloff happened, the Twins were destined to be awful for the final two months, all but sealing Baldelli’s fate.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s the awful low; but Dunne’s story is ultimately one of redemption.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Vibrio are a flesh-eating bacteria that thrive in saltwater and brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water).—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The other adapts to seawater or brackish water sources by including desalination.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Choose simple, bland foods that are easy to digest, such as bananas and toast.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
20 Sep. 2025
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While the buzz about Borderlands 4 has been mostly positive (aside from serious PC performance issues reported early on), the game’s bland opening feels out of keeping with the franchise, offering a reminder that Borderlands has always been about more than just slick gameplay.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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