uninviting

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Recent Examples of uninviting Use tongs, not fingers, to push down the ice cube to fill the chamber. Step 3: Add dish soap More likely than not the blades are coated with gunk, grease, and other uninviting residue. Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024 Without proper lighting, our eyes can struggle to understand the dimensions of a room and create for a rather uninviting vibe. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024 With its emphasis on sleek forms and minimal decoration, modern style can be perceived as cold and uninviting. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024 The total surface or working area of the intestines is approximately equal to the surface area of two tennis courts, though some Swedish scientists have downgraded it to the size of a small studio apartment — an apartment that is dark and uninviting. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for uninviting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninviting
Adjective
  • Doing so consumes water, requires the use of often eco-unfriendly cleansers, and adds an unpleasant task to janitors' daily duties.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But that’s another unpleasant truth that is best left unspoken.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The breakdown of Mars’ magnetic field ultimately made the planet inhospitable.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Death Valley is considered one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, and some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth were captured inside the park.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Uninviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninviting. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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