undesirably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirably
Adverb
  • That can leave infections insufficiently treated, ultimately fueling the fire of resistance.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That anomaly yields a joke or two about Grofield using his acting skills to get into character on the job, but it’s insufficiently developed to add much.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Each said the department's practices are inadequately protecting students.
    Danielle DuClos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • My partner’s refusal to be comforted by this institutional food struck me sometimes as pointlessly obstructive and at other times as a sign of self-respect.
    Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Few endeavors could signal virtue as pointlessly or gratuitously.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Undesirably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirably. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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