as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
an unappealing mess of dirt and trash in the corner of the room
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Recent Examples of unappealing
As a result, few distributors produce and release ASL or even open caption versions for theatrical screening — which their critics consider distracting, obstructive, or visually unappealing — forcing deaf audiences to rely on devices that may be limited in number or fail.
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Abbey White, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
Make a Cinnamon Spray There are certain scents that are totally unappealing to a squirrel, and one of those is cinnamon.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Moreover, its floral fragrance is considered unappealing by many.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s a perverse streak of what is either Hollywood metacommentary or simple cruelty in the fact that The Beauty has cast actors whom the industry might consider unappealing, then recast them with other, hotter actors once the Beauty takes hold.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
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Abbey White, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
Make a Cinnamon Spray There are certain scents that are totally unappealing to a squirrel, and one of those is cinnamon.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Moreover, its floral fragrance is considered unappealing by many.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s a perverse streak of what is either Hollywood metacommentary or simple cruelty in the fact that The Beauty has cast actors whom the industry might consider unappealing, then recast them with other, hotter actors once the Beauty takes hold.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappealing
Adjective
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The outcome was already decided – an ugly display of basketball that was never competitive – but potentially losing Doncic proverbially sucked the oxygen out of the visitors’ locker room after the game.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rosemary makes one of the best companion plants for apple trees because of its strong scent that's unpleasing to critters looking to snack on a juicy red apple.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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All our buildings are these hideous rectangles.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, their appearance is so hideous to ordinary flesh-and-blood creatures that looking at a Medusan is liable to induce madness and death.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Goombas are Gremlin-like and grotesque.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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The finale is a suitably grotesque affair with a body count that’s impressive even by genre standards.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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From the dramatic adolescent to the unpredictable PMS-ing woman to the irritable menopausal crone, unattractive stereotypes of women ruled by their hormones abound.—
Patricia Bencivenga,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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The plant will form stunted shoots and leaves along with unattractive brown spots.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Unappealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappealing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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