UNDESIRABLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

undesirably

adverb

as in unsatisfactorily

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Recent Examples of undesirably Both of these species are large aquatic rodents that influence ecosystems – beaver dam building changes how water moves, sometimes undesirably for land owners, while nutria are non-native and damaging to wetlands. — Alex Jensen, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2025 While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025

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Yet many still fail to reach their full potential because the directors are insufficiently engaged, inadequately challenged or possibly confined to narrow definitions of their role.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The university determined that Verster was insufficiently transparent because he had been paid through his own company for studies that cited his university affiliation.

— Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026

Definition of insufficiently

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Without the federal government as a consistent partner, local efforts are inadequately supported.

— Monitor Reader, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Indian troops were deployed to thwart Chinese advances but were reportedly inadequately supplied, underprepared, and overwhelmed.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of inadequately

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Their retreat quickly spirals into a nightmare when one of the group discovers a book called the Naturom Demonto in the basement, and another unwisely reads aloud from it.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

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