as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Recent Examples of unappetizing
One of the running gags of the Space Race was the unappetizing nature of the food astronauts packed for their trip to the Moon.
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David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Among the all-natural brands, the color might seem anathema, even unappetizing.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Analysts have warned that political polarization and unappetizing electoral options for voters may well yield a fractured vote.
—Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Once again, TikTok has convinced me to try something that seems unappetizing.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
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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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When late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a distasteful comment on ABC that seemed to blame the right for Kirk’s killing, Disney, the network’s parent company, gave in to pressure to take Kimmel off the air.—
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China would expect something in return, of course, including concessions that some in Europe may consider distasteful, such as a pledge by NATO to no longer formally cooperate with East Asian partners.—
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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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The action eventually moves to Medellín, with Pine on the trail of a smooth young Colombian mogul, Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva), whose combination of philanthropic ties and unsavory connections sound a bit too familiar.—
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Matt Gaetz may have tripped over unsavory findings in a House Ethics Committee report and fallen by the wayside.—
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Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert.—
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Keeping bad things out of my body.—
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The Hoosiers, of course, are the prime example of a longtime awful football program rising to the top.—
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Mamdani hasn’t had time yet to flesh out his awful, socialist ideas into real policies that adversely affect New Yorkers.—
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The Thames, where saltwater meets fresh, has become a rare brackish habitat -- alive again, yet still fragile.—
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The area includes a mix of tidal salt marsh, brackish wetlands, saltwater, freshwater and wildlife habitats.—
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Democrat Gray Davis, to name a recent example, had an extensive background in government and politics and a bland demeanor that suggested his first name was also a fitting adjective.—
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Is there an unwritten rule about being a bland professional and not showing any personality?—
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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