UNWANTED Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

unwanted

adjective

Definition of unwanted

as in undesirable

not wanted or needed unwanted attention an unwanted suitor

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Recent Examples of unwanted Doubters in shallow formats, however, are sure to suffer an unwanted sting. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Luis Jacobo had been stalking and harassing the victim, calling her hundreds of times a day, appearing uninvited at her home and workplace and leaving unwanted notes and flowers, according to prosecutors. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 These included material losses, differences between individual resonators, unwanted backscattering, coupling variations, phase errors, and thermal crosstalk between neighboring components. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 The girl, clearly uncomfortable with the unwanted attention, doesn’t turn around. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unwanted

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Adjective

To the extent that progress was considered, it was typically thought to be undesirable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Nearly all Facebook users — about 96% — are adults, Schmidt said, leading the platform to be considered undesirable by many of today’s teens.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of undesirable

Adjective

Rezaei’s remarks are another indication of the control exerted by Tehran’s hardliners and their growing readiness to adopt a more offensive posture.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Shanahan previously yielded play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak, who has called plays throughout the preseason.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of offensive

Adjective

The Tarrant County decorum policy prohibits personal attacks, impertinent, profane, obscene, or slanderous remarks as well as threatening, disruptive or unruly behavior.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Starks said the obscene gesture was meant as a joke to teammates.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

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

Definition of unpleasant

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