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as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
cod-liver oil is so distasteful that it's worse than anything it cures
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as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
concerned mothers who find some recent musical trends distasteful
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the distasteful nature of his job as a bill collector
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Recent Examples of distasteful
Squirrels find the rhizome roots distasteful and are deterred by the highly perfumed scent of the blooms.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Finally at 11-years-old, the once distasteful barrels had finally captured the perfect balance of rich oak and nutty flavors.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
As much as people may not like it, as distasteful as people may find it, the only way to end this war is to get the Russians to agree, as well as the Ukrainians, but the Russians to agree to a peace deal.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
The open pursuit of money would have been distasteful to her.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 12, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distasteful
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Others find the topic unpalatable.—
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Drake Decker, the owner of Decker Landscape & Design, singles out dwarf Alberta spruce as being especially unpalatable to deer.—
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Using a speaker outside the stall results in reverb and echoing as the music bounces around the bathroom walls, making the sound muddy and unpleasant.—
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Given the lack of gravity, even a runny nose can turn into an extremely unpleasant experience, forcing astronauts to resort to unusual measures just to drain mucus from their nasal passages.—
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The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.—
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Having snow, slush, and (eventually) water all over my floors was a disgusting feeling.—
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Flowers are pasted all over it, seemingly at random, and strings of them fall off the hem in an unappetizing way.—
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How to Get More Walnuts Into Your Diet If eating a handful of raw walnuts is unappetizing, there are countless ways to add walnuts to your diet—from topping salads and oatmeal, blending them in a smoothie, or roasting them for a healthy snack.—
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
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Sure, coach Mike Tomlin's teams tend to win ugly games, but not in the playoffs — at least not lately.—
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Are there horrible smells wafting around?—
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Jimmy Kimmel was horrible, and some of these people.—
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Bipartisan harsh criticism Senators from both sides of the aisle blasted the investigation.—
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Common exfoliators and fine line-eliminators like retinol and glycolic acid are too harsh on my skin, but this serum utilizes lactic acid, which is far more gentle but just as potent.—
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“Distasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distasteful. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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