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 characters in Choi’s previous fiction tend to treat anger as an unwelcome guest.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
While Musk’s opposition to the bill was already clear, his public trashing has been an unwelcome surprise at the White House, an official there told CNBC on condition of anonymity later Wednesday.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Another unwelcome surprise for the foreign estate lies in the limited scope of estate tax treaties.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Even as economic globalization enhances the productivity of the world economy, these changes may be unwelcome for many individuals and families.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
While Musk’s opposition to the bill was already clear, his public trashing has been an unwelcome surprise at the White House, an official there told CNBC on condition of anonymity later Wednesday.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Another unwelcome surprise for the foreign estate lies in the limited scope of estate tax treaties.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Even as economic globalization enhances the productivity of the world economy, these changes may be unwelcome for many individuals and families.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
Adjective
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Some of these vitamins have quality issues, like a fishy or unpleasant taste.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Diana, for example, when anything unpleasant was said in her presence, would slowly blink her eyes in an incredible act of denial.—
Rosemary Counter,
Time,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Come spring, the Ranger III carries everything from outhouses and diesel fuel for the generators to construction supplies to repair whatever damage Mother Nature did to facilities over the harsh winter.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The United States and Europe must finally sever all economic ties with Russia (e.g., nuclear partnerships) and impose harsher sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions so that China and others face consequences for their support of the war.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 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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After several months of strong economic news but incredibly weak consumer sentiment, America is starting to see those trends reverse: The vibes are on the rebound, but evidence is mounting that the economy is getting worse.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Overall, the recent western drought was at its worst in late 2021, when nearly 94% of the West was in drought, before easing in 2023-24.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Perhaps not helping so much: The set’s early reviews, which have been mostly fairly nasty in their dismissals of the set.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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This time, Boyle and Garland have a sharper, nastier provocation in mind.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwelcome. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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