It was unenviable.
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Unenviable
Synonyms for "unenviable" (8 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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Adjective(2 words)
Related words (4)
Adjective(4 words)
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7 entriesnegative attributepoor performanceunenviable burdenunenviable outcomeunenviable reputationunenviable taskunfavorable trait
Collocations
6 entriesunenviable burdenunenviable fateunenviable outcomeunenviable positionunenviable reputationunenviable task
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2 entriesmore unenviablemost unenviable
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Valjean was in the unenviable position of either living with the knowledge an innocent would suffer for his crime or revealing his true identity and going back to prison.
Source: wiktionary
There might be a 'train captain' on board, as on the Docklands Light Railway, but this would be an unenviable role on our packed Tube: the train captain would be condemned to live in a permanent rush hour.
Source: wiktionary