unprepossessing

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Recent Examples of unprepossessing The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023 The bishop has an amiable, unprepossessing manner, with a slight stoop and a twinkly smile. Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022 This crisis is apparent in casting the unprepossessing Krieps, who already creeped out Paul Thomas Anderson’s repellent Phantom Thread. Armond White, National Review, 13 Oct. 2021 Nothing can be more unprepossessing than a sea-anemone when contracted. Jessy Randall, Scientific American, 19 July 2021 Starring in these books was an unprepossessing intelligence officer named George Smiley. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprepossessing
Adjective
  • As shown, the new stadium is simple, unimposing and not unattractive.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Encased in the character’s unimposing frame, there’s a selfless bravery that prompts him to stand up for others — especially lovely Naim.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The New York Giants managed just two field goals in a aesthetically unappealing 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pushing of the goalposts includes unappealing and snide assaults on basically anybody who ever said a negative word about Deen.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Increase your fiber intake slowly and drink plenty of water to reduce unpleasant side effects like cramping and bloating.
    Courtney Southwick, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Any unpleasant government decision—such as the August order blocking voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, on the pretext of preventing scams and terrorist activity—tends to be perceived mostly with passive discontent and immediate adaptation with the search for alternative practical solutions.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Analysts have warned that political polarization and unappetizing electoral options for voters may well yield a fractured vote.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Once again, TikTok has convinced me to try something that seems unappetizing.
    Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025

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“Unprepossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprepossessing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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