unenviable

adjective

Definition of unenviablenext
as in undesirable

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Recent Examples of unenviable Hathaway was dealt the unenviable task of embodying director James Gray’s mother in Armageddon Time, an autobiographical drama based on his childhood. — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 The staff had the unenviable task of picking only 65 candidates. — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Last season, Carrick had the unenviable task of divvying up minutes across a bare-bones schedule. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Young found himself in the unenviable position of sitting around and just waiting to see if his score was good enough. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unenviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
  1. undesirable
  2. abominable
  3. horrid
  4. ghastly
  5. hellish
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  • Other Problems Coffee Grounds May Cause Besides causing nutrient issues, coffee grounds can create conditions that make life harder for your orchids while attracting undesirable guests.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
  • However, even though each individual layer relies on a smooth forcing function, combining them together can cause the forcing function to have undesirable mathematical properties.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of undesirable
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  • No sooner had the Chiefs’ abominable 2025 season (6-11) come to an end, team president Mark Donovan said last month, than the organization pivoted to 2026.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That led to cycles of reform and renovation, as well as backlash, chiefly from cultural conservatives, who saw the adoption of western European habits and attitudes as abominable and even heretical.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of abominable
Adjective
  • The last thing Deion Sanders wants is for this to snowball into another horrid season, with a select few players not taking things seriously in the locker room.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The average life expectancy was six weeks in horrid conditions.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrid
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  • The results in Game 1 were ghastly, reminding fans of the infinibuild Oilers who could not and would not play defence.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Does the movie go too easy on the man who eventually gave us Fox News and decades of ghastly politics?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ghastly
Adjective
  • Their gathering at a secluded house quickly turns into a hellish reunion as the family members turn into Deadites.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • It‘s about you and me and getting through this god-awful, soul-sucking, mind-crushing hellish grind for the past two years.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hellish

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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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