as in unpleasant
bad, harmful, or unpleasant
The drug has some undesirable side effects. This decision may have undesirable consequences.
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Recent Examples of undesirable
What had once been used effectively to support military action overseas is now being applied to combat undesirable populations at home.
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Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The effectiveness of cutting off a common source of some undesirable product is only good if there are no other easy alternatives to switch to.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Trading for Suárez, then, would eventually require an undesirable countermove, such as putting Kyle Schwarber back in left field.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
This results in undesirable responses from enterprise systems—and the outputs produced by these generative AI solutions are critical for end users.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The effectiveness of cutting off a common source of some undesirable product is only good if there are no other easy alternatives to switch to.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Trading for Suárez, then, would eventually require an undesirable countermove, such as putting Kyle Schwarber back in left field.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
This results in undesirable responses from enterprise systems—and the outputs produced by these generative AI solutions are critical for end users.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirable
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Once again, America confronts the unpleasant truth that the Constitution does not expressly guarantee a right to vote — and neither will the Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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These can be unpleasant enough to lead some women to quit them, according to research.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The inspection service recommends that unwanted packages be returned to the sender, if a return address is available.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The club has spent the summer attempting to move on five unwanted players from the first-team squad.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Soroka is a combined 3-18 with a 4.81 ERA the last two seasons with the White Sox and Nationals, two horrible teams.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Whereas the Star Wars sequels woefully misused the actor's talents, this movie puts them center stage, playing one of the teen hoodlums who join forces with their victim to fight off nasty, otherworldly invaders.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Things could be reversed if prompt actions are taken to get vaccination rates back up again before the different nasty microbes can spread too far in the U.S. population.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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