UNINVITING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

uninviting

adjective

Definition of uninviting

as in unpleasant

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Recent Examples of uninviting To give your yard a more modern feel, the landscape expert recommends a more layered look that includes multiple shrubs and trees, creating a forest-like feel—veering away from a symmetrical look that can feel both high maintenance and uninviting. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026 According to the pros, people most often regret choosing a bright and basic shade or playing it safe with a hue that reads cold and uninviting rather than crisp and clean. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026 People dress up, get together and celebrate in spite of the frigid, uninviting weather. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026 New in town after his emotionally stunted mother (Mia Wasikowska) chose to move them there, Naim is still making sense of this uninviting place. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninviting

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Anyone concerned about coming down with this very unpleasant sickness should avoid lettuces for the time being, says Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
Like them, his music seesaws between aggressive and playful, between crowd-pleasing and purposefully unpleasant.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

Definition of unpleasant

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In the mid-19th century, a family of Dutch-Afrikaans homesteaders sets out to cross the inhospitable terrain of the Kalahari Desert along with their backer, a boorish Brit whose avarice and bigotry loom large over the journey.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
That said, in some years Apple has introduced a neat extra which may be useful if this time means an inhospitable hour.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of inhospitable

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