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Recent Examples of unpleasing Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019 His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing. SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasing
Adjective
  • The first season of The Office was particularly unpleasant at times, with some of Michael’s most appalling behavior, and The Paper avoids this almost entirely.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • If the egg smells unpleasant or has discoloration, discard the egg.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gauff’s double fault disease was the ugly way of putting a W in the column.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The resulting standoff led to an ugly fight between leadership, the resignation of the entire previous board and Martinez’s ouster.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The once-beloved pastels will become harsh.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The pilgrimage, listed on the official calendar of jubilee events, comes as gay Catholics look to Pope Leo XIV to continue down the bold path of his predecessor to welcome into the church a group that has in the past faced alienation and sometimes harsh treatment.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hart was short, with a hideous combover.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This was a classic Smith performance with tons of yardage and some risky throws with both good and bad results.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • You were called something much worse, and [it was] accepted.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Anything less would legitimize kidnapping as an instrument of war and set a grotesque precedent.
    Irwin Redlener, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The animals' grotesque appearance has drawn comparisons to zombies and Frankenstein's monster.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Unpleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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