as in unfavorable
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unflattering
One slide displayed a flyer, featuring an unflattering head shot of Suzuki, that the Church had circulated to warn members not to speak to him.
—
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The couple’s contentious divorce proceedings have painted an unflattering picture of Hill, who has faced previous allegations of violence toward women dating back to his days at Oklahoma State University.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
This leads Wilhemina to change her dress to be unflattering, so everyone’s eyes stay on her.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2026
The family dynamic that Brooklyn Beckham alleged in his confessional social media post paints a deeply unflattering portrait of his father and siblings.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unflattering
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The couple’s contentious divorce proceedings have painted an unflattering picture of Hill, who has faced previous allegations of violence toward women dating back to his days at Oklahoma State University.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
This leads Wilhemina to change her dress to be unflattering, so everyone’s eyes stay on her.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2026
The family dynamic that Brooklyn Beckham alleged in his confessional social media post paints a deeply unflattering portrait of his father and siblings.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unflattering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
Adjective
-
On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible.—
Outside,
Outside,
7 Feb. 2026
-
That is, clinicians have a duty to restrict the range of clinical options, because medical interventions with unfavorable risk/benefit profiles can set back patients’ health interests rather than protecting or promoting them.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
-
Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
Adjective
-
Court documents show Shadbar, who is white, yelled several derogatory racist and sexist slurs at his neighbors and had regularly harassed the family, including firing blank rounds toward Robertson’s home and throwing an M-80 type of firework over the fence into her yard.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
-
Oklahoma State’s win over BYU was overshadowed by allegations of derogatory fan chants.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Conservative pundit Meghan McCain blasted commentator Tucker Carlson after a guest on his podcast and online show this week made a disparaging remark about her weight.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
5 Dec. 2025
-
Emily’s father didn’t say it in a disparaging way—more like That was just Ryan.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
-
Civilians misidentified as undercover officers have been chased by anti-ICE mobs in public, even while the victims were going about their daily lives, based on erroneous reporting from fellow ICE monitors.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
If inaccurate or misleading information is introduced to a Wikipedia article, however, it can easily be challenged in the article’s associated discussion page, where edit histories are logged.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
-
Notably, the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund claimed on its tax forms to have only transferred funds to 501(c)(3) organizations, a statement that critics say appears to be inaccurate given its transfer to the 501(c)(4) Bright Future Fund.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
The image and the rhetoric are not only unfair but untrue, said Marlene.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
-
There is a really harmful and untrue stereotype that bisexual men are actually just gay men.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Decisions were made by his staffers in his name that, while politically objectionable to those on the other side, were not inherently irrational.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
-
That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
