UNPLEASANTNESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unpleasantness

noun

Definition of unpleasantness

as in repugnance

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Recent Examples of unpleasantness But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced. — ‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 But Israelis have managed to endure even the latest unpleasantness with characteristic resilience. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 Three months later, that unpleasantness has been largely forgotten due to Jennings’ production. — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026 Moreover, even when placed in packing bags, shoes (and even swimwear) can lend less-than-ideal stench to your luggage, and bar soap can help stave off the unpleasantness, so that every outfit feels freshly washed. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpleasantness

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Noun

In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.

— Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2024

Definition of repugnance

Noun

Then there is April 13, 1997, the day that will live in ice infamy for many Connecticut sports fans, the day the Whalers closed up shop in Hartford.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
However, a friendship with the family’s new housemaid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps), cracks open Lizzie’s world, shepherding her along a bright and bloody path that will forever go down in infamy.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of infamy

Noun

But Hokit’s offensiveness in the shadow of the president’s home — with the Washington Monument visible to the south — was one indication that anything and everything was inbounds.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 June 2026
During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of offensiveness

Noun

The undesirability of the undead state is inherent in the term itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
There are hyper-local gags about the Williamsburg bar Union Pool and the undesirability of living in the Financial District, and a creature known as Rat Pizza — like Pizza Rat in reverse.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of undesirability

Noun

It’s wrought in Pertex Quantum fabric, which offers wind resistance and water repellency.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Sustainable credentials are also on point, with PFAS-free water repellency, ethically sourced suede uppers, and an outsole made from post-consumer plastic and agricultural waste.

— Chris Haslam, Wired News, 24 May 2026

Definition of repellency

Noun

Many social media users suggested Pearman may have missed the point of the somber experience of visiting a living memorial where one of history’s greatest atrocities occurred.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
The stakes are high, as Israeli officials campaign against Abraham and Szor’s citizenship status, and atrocity in Gaza wages on.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of atrocity

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