as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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Recent Examples of unwelcome
The Buenos Aires break-in also brought back unwelcome memories of that August in Gainesville.
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 5 July 2025
The resulting culture of politicized analysis, self-censorship, and suppression of unwelcome truths mirrors the conditions in autocracies that generate intelligence failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
What Causes Acute Gastroenteritis? Most cases of acute gastroenteritis are the result of unwelcome microbes infecting your GI tract.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Homemade grills come in handy for homeless people living and sleeping on the streets, but are like candy to the rats who soon become their cohabitants, as well as becoming the unwelcome neighbors of nearby residents.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 5 July 2025
The resulting culture of politicized analysis, self-censorship, and suppression of unwelcome truths mirrors the conditions in autocracies that generate intelligence failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
What Causes Acute Gastroenteritis? Most cases of acute gastroenteritis are the result of unwelcome microbes infecting your GI tract.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Homemade grills come in handy for homeless people living and sleeping on the streets, but are like candy to the rats who soon become their cohabitants, as well as becoming the unwelcome neighbors of nearby residents.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
Adjective
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Once again, America confronts the unpleasant truth that the Constitution does not expressly guarantee a right to vote — and neither will the Supreme Court.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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These can be unpleasant enough to lead some women to quit them, according to research.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The former Calle 13 member impresses her sensitivity to this piece, originally written by Orlando Brito and popularized in 1975 by the great Héctor Lavoe, giving it new life with her powerful, dramatic voice, accompanied by street guitars and harsh, aggressive chords that captivate the listener.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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While the comparison of slave babies being taken from their mommas, and immigrant children being separated from their parents might seem a bit harsh to some, the pain is the same.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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So, bad for the nation's largest city, bad for the Democratic Party, and bad for the nation overall given the importance of the Democrats mustering the ability to take back the House next year to counter Trump.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The user revolt got so bad that OpenAI brought back the previous GPT-4o model as an option in an attempt to calm things down.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas the Star Wars sequels woefully misused the actor's talents, this movie puts them center stage, playing one of the teen hoodlums who join forces with their victim to fight off nasty, otherworldly invaders.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Things could be reversed if prompt actions are taken to get vaccination rates back up again before the different nasty microbes can spread too far in the U.S. population.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwelcome. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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