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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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Elleray also raised the most unpalatable of the unintended consequences.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The group is seen by many Iranians as a cult whose eclectic ideology, which mixes Islam and Marxism, is easily as unpalatable as the Islamic Republic’s.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While the in-arena plan does not include dancers, the promo has polarized the industry, with some arguing that the celebration is distasteful.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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And really not detract from that with a distasteful joke.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After the horrible murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, legions of fans revisited to the director’s films, and this is one of his best.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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But today, the building is in horrible shape.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Launching an aerial war against Iran serves to pull some attention away from that unsavory topic, at least for the time being.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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This isn’t the first time the Disturbia actor has been embroiled in unsavory dealings.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Knicks were held to less than 100 points for only the seventh time and had their fourth-worst three-point shooting performance of the season, going eight for 34.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Pacers have the second-worst record in the NBA, 1 ½ games better than Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both teams were mostly awful on offense in the first half.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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Make no mistake about it, Smith was awful last year with the Raiders.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prawns typically inhabit freshwater or brackish water, possess claws on three pairs of legs, and have straight bodies because of their overlapping shell segments.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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The water is brackish and refreshingly cold, with darting fish nibbling at dangling feet.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Once a go-to neutral, gray carpet has long since lost its charm; it's now linked to bland spaces that lack character.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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This one came off bland, with a sauce that bordered on soupy rather than creamy.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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