as in unpleasant
bad, harmful, or unpleasant
The drug has some undesirable side effects. This decision may have undesirable consequences.
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Recent Examples of undesirable
This method prevents the species from sprouting back from the stump, which is important for especially invasive or undesirable trees.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Those camps housed, tortured and slaughtered six million innocent Jews and thousands of other innocent human beings the Germans thought were undesirable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The government has an interest in increasing economic activity and that can be accomplished by removing potential roadblocks like burdensome regulation and undesirable tax consequences.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
This language swap also works to discourage undesirable actions.
—Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Those camps housed, tortured and slaughtered six million innocent Jews and thousands of other innocent human beings the Germans thought were undesirable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
The government has an interest in increasing economic activity and that can be accomplished by removing potential roadblocks like burdensome regulation and undesirable tax consequences.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
This language swap also works to discourage undesirable actions.
—Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undesirable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirable
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That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Seed oils are typically made by pressing or crushing the seeds and then processing them further with chemicals and heat to remove elements that can leave the oil cloudy or with an unpleasant taste or odor.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The shield keeps unwanted light away from the probe's main instrument, which can detect 102 wavelengths of infrared light.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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When asked why the devices were retrofitted on older models instead of newer ones, Sarno said the MTA typically uses older car models when making modifications in case there are any unwanted effects.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is really happening and these horrible things are happening and that this person doesn't want to be happening.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The tech giant had a horrible week, off nearly 11% in the period despite Friday’s relief bounce.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And then, to top a nasty joke with a nastier one, he was deemed useless for the final twenty years of his life.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fancy record-cleaning machines like this one from Pro-Ject ($450) use a platter and a vacuum system to physically suck the nasty cleaning solution out of the grooves, with a motor that spins the record in two directions.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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