UNFLATTERING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

unflattering

adjective

Definition of unflattering

as in unfavorable

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Recent Examples of unflattering An executive who deliberately introduces friction, contradiction and unflattering input has built something closer to a second opinion. — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Three of the four Democrats running in the historic August 11 First Congressional District primary have been casting unflattering lights on each other’s campaign finance reports. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 All of those have sometimes been used to paint Rodgers in a certain way – usually as aloof or haughty in articles that typically were unflattering. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Banks alleged in her legal filing that the show selectively edited her words in an unflattering way. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unflattering

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Adjective

Good opportunities should create attractive potential upside without placing the organization in a position where one unfavorable outcome becomes catastrophic.

— Brian Ferdinand, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The vast majority of Democrats — 92% — have an unfavorable option.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfavorable

Adjective

Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.

— Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.

— Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022

Definition of uncomplimentary

Adjective

The complaint alleges that, in June 2025, an attorney with the Reinken firm sent a photo of Goff to the group chat and made derogatory comments about her.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Cunningham had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend, the victim said, and got angry after others, including him, asked Cunningham to stop talking about her in derogatory terms, documents state.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of derogatory

Adjective

Felix points to Trump’s disparaging and false comments against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, which put a target on the back of many Haitian immigrants.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The irony is that Trump has been more disparaging and dismissive of the military than any other president.

— Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of disparaging

Adjective

If operations are fragmented, AI simply helps to produce inconsistent and erroneous work faster.

— Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that South Dakota’s rollout of the proof-of-citizenship requirement has disqualified eligible voters over erroneous minutiae and failed to offer them a realistic shot at fixing problems with their registration application.

— John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of erroneous

Adjective

Lutnick made the inaccurate comment in response to a question about rising global bond yields during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Asheville, North Carolina.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The Roseville Police Department has been defending its use of the technology after a July report found more than 1,000 inaccurate license plate alerts generated by the system.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inaccurate

Adjective

Malliaros refused to sign because the statement was untrue, the suit said, and instead required any agreement to state accurately that the competition remained ongoing at the time of the incident.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
And the result of these untrue statements actually put lives at risk.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of untrue

Adjective

There were aspects of the smart-grid law that were objectionable such as provisions that gave state utility regulators next to no say in the level of rate hikes ComEd demanded to make the work happen.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Advertisers stayed away, worried that ads would appear next to antisemitic posts, misinformation, and other objectionable content.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of objectionable

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