UNPREPOSSESSING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

unprepossessing

adjective

Definition of unprepossessing

as in unimposing

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Recent Examples of unprepossessing Joe was an unprepossessing fellow. — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 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

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Adjective

The Reds, meanwhile, made the postseason with one of the more unimposing offenses in the National League.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
As shown, the new stadium is simple, unimposing and not unattractive.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

Definition of unimposing

Adjective

To his credit, Pattinson loves to dig into unappealing characters.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Because this onerous and not very lucrative work is unappealing to younger generations, the puesteros are an aging breed, with few lined up to replace them.

— Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of unappealing

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Activewear After sweating it out in your beloved activewear, avoid using the hotter temperatures in the washing machine to sanitize and remove unpleasant odors.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The mediocre screen was an unpleasant surprise given that this thing advertised 100 percent sRGB gamut coverage when it was announced and on its product page for many weeks (the Internet Archive captures it here).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

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