as in undesirable
not wanted or desired
The result was an undesired outcome.
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Recent Examples of undesired
As for unwanted facial hair, plenty of trans people who start T don’t want to grow a beard, and many opt for laser hair removal or electrolysis to treat any undesired fur.
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Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
And yet, five games into the season, dropped passes remain an undesired staple of Michigan’s offense and an aggravation for fans.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The efforts to force companies in multiple industries to act one way or another remain highly unusual and speak to the reason why such actions are considered so unusual and undesired.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The township is prepared to proceed with the undesired sewage plant alternative, and so is EGLE, Argiroff reemphasized in a July 3 letter to Graham-Hudak.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
And yet, five games into the season, dropped passes remain an undesired staple of Michigan’s offense and an aggravation for fans.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The efforts to force companies in multiple industries to act one way or another remain highly unusual and speak to the reason why such actions are considered so unusual and undesired.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The township is prepared to proceed with the undesired sewage plant alternative, and so is EGLE, Argiroff reemphasized in a July 3 letter to Graham-Hudak.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesired
Adjective
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In Japan, most homes fully depreciate after a few decades, making older houses largely undesirable.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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The free market allows discovery of best ways to inhibit and punish undesirable behavior — ways politicians and bureaucrats could never discover.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Artists who aim to be as enigmatic as Allen often refrain from discussing their biographies, since doing so might impose an unwanted reading on the work.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Australia last year agreed to pay Nauru 408 million Australian dollars ($296 million) for resettlements of up to 30 years for unwanted noncitizens who could not be deported to their homelands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Our current contractor’s price proposal and timeline to finish the bridge was unreasonable and unacceptable.—
Katie Thomson,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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What happened was unacceptable.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Undesired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesired. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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