Her grandfather extrapolated an isolated incident at a grocery store into a series of sweeping, unflattering generalizations about every Mexican on earth.
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Unflattering
Synonyms for "unflattering" (86 found)
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Antonyms
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1 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Czech
1 entries- nelichotivý adj (not flattering)
Danish
1 entries- uflatterende adj (not flattering)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- uflatterende adj (not flattering)
Polish
1 entries- niepochlebny adj (not flattering)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The shapeless dress was very unflattering of her athletic figure.
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My wife still had a somewhat unflattering hairstyle back then.
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Tom made an unflattering comment on how Mary was dressed.
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