unpleased

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Recent Examples of unpleased Twitter noticed, and a new meme took off, with introverts in particular relating to Affleck looking very unpleased to be out. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 6 Feb. 2023 And a few top hedge fund managers are also undoubtedly unpleased. Will Daniel, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2022 Colorado voters are overwhelmingly unpleased with Trump. Nic Garcia, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleased
Adjective
  • Critical faceoff play Sullivan seemed most displeased with the way the Rangers started.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Barnes is displeased with how the events have ultimately unfolded.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But her next great achievement was her turn as Mary, the dissatisfied writer trapped in an unhappy affair with a married man in Allen’s Manhattan.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The film stars Tessa Thompson as Hedda Gabler, a newlywed who is precariously dissatisfied with life.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For the first time ever, an NFL game ended in a 40-40 tie, with the unprecedented finish leaving just about everyone unsatisfied.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That small segment of unsatisfied customers might, in turn, grow quickly over the next few years.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Lawmakers are reportedly unhappy with briefings on the strikes, unable to clarify the legal basis of the strikes, and the refusal from Pentagon officials to provide unedited video footage of such incidents.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Steve's wife, Chelsey Bridges, announced the sad news on Friday in a video shared to her late husband's social pages.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This admission seemed sad—critics are supposed to take pride in withstanding disagreement.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The idea propagated by Saturday Night Live skits and sitcom one-liners that Lilith Fair was a misandrist showcase for joyless, hormonal angst was totally alien to accounts of what being there actually felt like.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This joyless, crass Platinum Dunes remake (directed by Marcus Nispel) regurgitates the original’s plot with additional gore but without any of the sharp wit.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Unpleased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleased. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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