Unappealing

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not appealing.

    "President Volodymyr Zelensky has known the day would come when the idea of another “forever war” became unappealing to NATO, and the world’s largest military alliance eventually sought to wind down its involvement."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not able to attract favorable attention wordnet
  2. 2
    (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings wordnet

Synonyms

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unattractivebitterdisagreeabledislikabledispleasingdistasteful

Example

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"This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?"

Etymology

From un- + appealing.

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