unappetizing
adjective
un·ap·pe·tiz·ing
ˌən-ˈa-pə-ˌtī-ziŋ 
: not appealing to a person's taste : not appetizing : insipid, unattractive
Synonyms of unappetizing
Examples of unappetizing in a Sentence
the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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All those unappetizing items go in your brown yard waste cart, not the black trash cart or the blue recycle cart.
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Hook explains that for natural rind cheese, the impacts of plastic are just as unappetizing.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
The administration has asked for an astonishing $200 billion to fund a war that the president also sporadically claims is over, giving legislators an unappetizing choice between funding a quagmire or else walking away and leaving a mess behind.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But, to her, the idea of leaving a review was unappetizing.
—James Doubek, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Hook explains that for natural rind cheese, the impacts of plastic are just as unappetizing.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
The administration has asked for an astonishing $200 billion to fund a war that the president also sporadically claims is over, giving legislators an unappetizing choice between funding a quagmire or else walking away and leaving a mess behind.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But, to her, the idea of leaving a review was unappetizing.
—James Doubek, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unappetizing
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappetizing. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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