UNPLEASING Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

unpleasing

adjective

ˌən-ˈplē-ziŋ

Definition of unpleasing next

as in unpleasant

not giving pleasure to the mind or senses an unpleasing combination of flavors in the dish

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as in ugly

unpleasant to look at an unpleasing combination of fuchsia and orange

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Recent Examples of unpleasing Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Rosemary makes one of the best companion plants for apple trees because of its strong scent that's unpleasing to critters looking to snack on a juicy red apple. —

Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026 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

And since each state tax operates under its own often arcane rules, those costs can come as an unpleasant surprise.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
His rhetoric is unpleasant and extreme enough that he could not get confirmed to a university board in Florida.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026