as in undesirable
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unenviable
Georgia Tech, on the other hand, has the unenviable task of trying to slow down this offensive juggernaut.
—
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Burke’s manager, Will Venable, is in the unenviable position of acting as the new rebuilding coordinator for a team that set the major-league record for losses in 2024.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Transfer portal signee Lucy Olsen stepped into the unenviable void held by Clark.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But as a Times journalist and MSNBC contributor focused on the intricacies of congressional power, Annie Karni is in the especially unenviable position of having to follow the near-daily scandals and outrages surrounding the House’s Republican leadership during the second Trump administration.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unenviable
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Burke’s manager, Will Venable, is in the unenviable position of acting as the new rebuilding coordinator for a team that set the major-league record for losses in 2024.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Transfer portal signee Lucy Olsen stepped into the unenviable void held by Clark.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But as a Times journalist and MSNBC contributor focused on the intricacies of congressional power, Annie Karni is in the especially unenviable position of having to follow the near-daily scandals and outrages surrounding the House’s Republican leadership during the second Trump administration.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unenviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
Adjective
-
The neighborhood was affordable, which is to say, undesirable.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
-
If their CoT doesn't faithfully reference all factors influencing their answers (like hints or reward hacks), monitoring them for undesirable or rule-violating behaviors becomes substantially more difficult.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
The basic problem with some conservatives' embrace of this man is that Andrew Tate is an abominable human being.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Essay The Agony and the Ecstasy of the West Edmonton Mall Max Fawcett On learning to love the abominable mix of Soviet brutalism and unrelenting American capitalism around which Edmonton revolves.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
The Raiders endured a horrid 2024 season running the football.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
-
Beyond the chaotic rise of every brood lies one of nature’s most grotesque manipulations — a horrid affair that keeps this species alive against the odds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners flexes a modern disregard for categorization, exploring the ghastly inequities of the Jim Crow South through luridly competing genre lenses.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
-
The Rangers did just enough wrong to have to sweat this one out, with a few ghastly turnovers, a short-handed goal against and another o-fer on the power play, which is 2 for its last 41.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Creating hip-hop is one among the many ways Black people have persevered in the U.S. Universities and other exclusionary institutions helped sustain – and, in certain ways, continue to benefit from – hellish conditions like those created by slavery.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
-
All ends peacefully with a romantic closing image, before things get too hellish.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share