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
Having the new story land as a trilogy was unexpected but not unwelcome.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But many of those undocumented parents have children who were born American citizens, making Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement unwelcome in this city of immigrants.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Never place your luggage on the hotel room floor, bed, or furniture, as these surfaces may harbor bed bugs and other unwelcome critters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
But when Leiter returned to the dugout to go to the on-deck circle, Bochy had some unwelcome final instructions: go up there and take three pitches.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 July 2025
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But many of those undocumented parents have children who were born American citizens, making Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement unwelcome in this city of immigrants.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Never place your luggage on the hotel room floor, bed, or furniture, as these surfaces may harbor bed bugs and other unwelcome critters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
But when Leiter returned to the dugout to go to the on-deck circle, Bochy had some unwelcome final instructions: go up there and take three pitches.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
Adjective
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Set a Timer For particularly difficult or unpleasant tasks, set a timer for a short duration—for example, five to 30 minutes—and commit to working on that task until the time is up.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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There are telltale signs that there's too much moisture in your house, from condensation to unpleasant odors.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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Late-night talk shows across the board are facing the harsh reality that declines in ad revenue can’t make up for burgeoning production costs.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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The harsh reality is this: not all cell phone forensic extractions are created equal, and the most important evidence for trucking cases on the smartphone will be gone in days or weeks.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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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
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Earlier this month, employees at the Environmental Protection Agency, filed their own letter, with even worse results; 140 of them were placed on administrative leave.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The alternative — keeping him around, highly paid and not played — would have been worse.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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For example, wildfires can not only cause direct injury and damage to people and property but can also spew all sorts of nasty stuff into the air.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Morton signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles this past offseason as a starting pitcher who had established himself with 17 years of MLB experience and a nasty curveball.—
Said Bravo,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwelcome. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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