distasteful
adjective
dis·taste·ful
(ˌ)dis-ˈtāst-fəl 
1
a
: objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant, disagreeable
found the job distasteful
a shady, distasteful character
b
: objectionable because in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical
a harmless stroking … but it seems oddly distasteful in retrospect—
Richard Sandza et al.
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: unpleasant to the taste
distasteful unripe fruit
distastefulness
noun
Examples of distasteful in a Sentence
The work was distasteful, but it was the best I could find at the time.
It was a distasteful subject to him.
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The distasteful use of AI as a substitute for genuine creativity in pursuit of efficiency or economic gain rightly caused backlash from diehard creatives.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
His appearances in South Park and Family Guy are surely more distasteful than his role in Jesus Christ Superstar.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Tom Sandoval’s arrival at The Traitors castle felt like when Sean Spicer popped up on Dancing With the Stars: distasteful, unnecessary, indulgent.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
His appearances in South Park and Family Guy are surely more distasteful than his role in Jesus Christ Superstar.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Tom Sandoval’s arrival at The Traitors castle felt like when Sean Spicer popped up on Dancing With the Stars: distasteful, unnecessary, indulgent.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for distasteful
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“Distasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distasteful. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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distasteful
adjective
dis·taste·ful
dis-ˈtāst-fəl
: causing displeasure : unpleasant, disagreeable
distastefulness
noun
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