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
Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Understandably, vowing to eat each morning can be cumbersome when options are slim or seemingly unappetizing.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Understandably, vowing to eat each morning can be cumbersome when options are slim or seemingly unappetizing.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
—Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
Adjective
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The first was the unknown, the second — for some, at least — was the unpalatable.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
20 Nov. 2024
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Though the Heat was opposed to clogging its books with bad or enormous contracts that extend past next season, the Heat never considered Wiggins an onerous or unpalatable contract.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Think of the tragic story of Harambe the gorilla, which challenged the premise of zoos and then became a distasteful meme.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: One idea establishment House Republicans find particularly distasteful is making Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) the chair of the House Rules Committee.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile the parents had suffered years of horrible harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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His death was so horrible that people still don’t talk about it.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hudl clips are cut from the previous training session, with three good things and three bad things presented.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The combination of low fiber and high sugar likely explains juice’s apparent unsavory effects on gut bacteria.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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This despite Orbán’s unsavory reputation inside the European Union due to his antidemocratic behavior and hostility toward Ukraine.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Vanderbilt Profile Strengths: Competitive metrics, no bad losses, headliner wins vs. Kentucky and Tennessee. Profile Weaknesses: No key road/neutral wins, awful nonconference SOS.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Growing problem in West Texas requires complex solution In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface.—
ALEJANDRA MARTINEZ The Texas Tribune,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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Foster moved across a pond of brackish water that reaches from the bottom of his lawn to a sandbar two miles away, beyond which the ocean can be heard but not seen.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Eat solid foods that taste bland, are high in carbohydrates, and are low in fat.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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He’s neutered down to a bland, depressing facsimile of himself here, a white-bread double-take machine reacting to the theoretical comedic stylings of Nicole Kidman.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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