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
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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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
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.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2025
Mounds of salt on the plate or remnants scattered on the floor are both unappetizing and potentially dangerous.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
One of the running gags of the Space Race was the unappetizing nature of the food astronauts packed for their trip to the Moon.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
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.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2025
Mounds of salt on the plate or remnants scattered on the floor are both unappetizing and potentially dangerous.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
One of the running gags of the Space Race was the unappetizing nature of the food astronauts packed for their trip to the Moon.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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Allowing Iran to continue to control the crucial waterway is likely to be highly unpalatable to Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dry fields are also vulnerable to noxious weeds like leafy spurge and toadflax, which are toxic to cattle and unpalatable to native ungulates like deer and pronghorn antelope.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ornamental onions, chives, and spring onions produce a scent and flavor that squirrels find distasteful.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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That’s a very distasteful election-year predicament for many.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.—
Zach Schiffman,
Curbed,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s enough cop shows, stories about how horrible the world is, enough plot lines that are similar to each other.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And would the president appear — as others have at past WHCDs — to hand out awards to journalists who have done work that investigated him or the White House or revealed unsavory things about his time in it?—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite concerns about his boorish behavior, questionable business dealings and unsavory friends, Andrew spent 10 years as Britain’s special envoy for international trade and remained a prince of the realm until the details of his relationship with Epstein were revealed last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its 28-game start matches the expansion 1962 Mets — who lost 120 games — along with 1964 and 1983 for the second-worst in team history behind an 8-20 opening in 1981.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ossai isn’t a bad pass rusher either, getting five sacks in each of the last two seasons, a total that somehow would’ve ranked second on the Jets last season.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their banter is empty because outside the season’s premiere, The Boys hasn’t actually shown us this awful America, and how everyone within it, including celebrities, are at risk.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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This state has had some awful governors, but none in modern times ever attempted anything so repugnant as exposing more children to deadly diseases, as DeSantis has.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Surrounded by both riverine and marine waters, the island supports an extensive internal river network and predominantly brackish water systems — a mixing zone where freshwater meets salt water.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its predominantly brackish water systems — a blend of fresh and saltwater — create conditions that support high biodiversity and diverse aquatic ecosystems.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tile backsplashes elevate the space, offering visual and textural appeal that keeps it from feeling too bland or one-note.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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Potato flautas, a vegetarian dish with fresh avocado, cotija cheese and a guajillo chile salsa were also well executed, but unfortunately bland, with those mashed potatoes in the filling needing more salt.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Unappetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappetizing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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