as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
The supermodel is far from alone in this unpleasant issue.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Where your drip pan is varies upon your specific model, but the same is true for all refrigerators: not cleaning this hidden component causes a buildup of mold that can also lead so unpleasant smells.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Where your drip pan is varies upon your specific model, but the same is true for all refrigerators: not cleaning this hidden component causes a buildup of mold that can also lead so unpleasant smells.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
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The cast and crew weathered extremely harsh conditions in the New Mexico mountains for 13 months to film this six-episode limited series, which premieres on January 9.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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However, imposing harsher penalties for repeat offenders was what drove support for Proposition 36.Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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No, this hasn’t been the San Francisco 49ers’ worst season ever.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The political chaos is compounded by the country’s worst civil aviation accident after a Jeju Air flight crashed on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on-board.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 30 Dec. 2024
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At its simplest, while tracking cookies are a nasty underpin to the internet, they can be seen and controlled, whether by those website popups or electing to use some form of private browsing that blocks such cookies altogether.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The final against Colombia pitted the top two teams of the tournament, but the match was marred by ugly scenes outside the Hard Rock Stadium gates hours before kickoff.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The 1935 to 1936 robust rally was followed by an ugly 39% decline in 1937.Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Collard greens are a beloved staple in Southern and African American cuisine, celebrated for their hearty texture, slightly bitter taste, and ability to absorb bold flavors.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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The results left the Republicans reduced, bitter and more desperate than ever for a new hero.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Double check for any sour aroma or cloudy discoloration before serving it up to guests! Incorporate texture.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ahead, 11 highly quaffable recipes—from martini riffs to sour variations—for welcoming the new year in high spirits.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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Despite Fraser Forster making a couple of horrible mistakes in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, then conceding six against Liverpool, the wisest move might be to sign a younger back-up goalkeeper for the long-term.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Specifically, Trump often points to the horrible human costs of the war and indicates a desire to put an end to the fighting as soon as possible.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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