as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
chose a bizarrely unstylish hairstyle for the Halloween party
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Recent Examples of unstylish
The piece is an antique that wasn't fashionable for many decades, but many jewels once considered fussy or unstylish have now been embraced again.
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Slippery soles, cold toes, and unstylish footwear should be avoided at all costs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
Hearing aids aren't cool: From Bluetooth capabilities to jewelry and charms, Dorn hopes to bust the myth that hearing aids are unstylish.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2022
The alternative of using a single mirror would require a thick lens—resulting in bulky, unstylish AR glasses.
—Ari Grobman, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too.
—Eva Holland, Outside Online, 22 June 2020
But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one’s face.
—Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 10 July 2020
The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish, writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons.
—Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2015
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Slippery soles, cold toes, and unstylish footwear should be avoided at all costs.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
Hearing aids aren't cool: From Bluetooth capabilities to jewelry and charms, Dorn hopes to bust the myth that hearing aids are unstylish.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2022
The alternative of using a single mirror would require a thick lens—resulting in bulky, unstylish AR glasses.
—Ari Grobman, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too.
—Eva Holland, Outside Online, 22 June 2020
But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one’s face.
—Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 10 July 2020
The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish, writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons.
—Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstylish
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Refuse to let anyone talk you into something inappropriate or expensive.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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With nowhere else to turn, Gregory calls his dad for honest advice, hoping to find one person who agrees that fighting a student’s parent would be inappropriate.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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By Stephanie Zacharek November 1, 2024 10:39 AM EDT Robert Zemeckis’ Here is the most unfashionable movie of 2024—which is exactly what’s beautiful about it.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Betty Ford’s brand of bipartisan feminism was already becoming increasingly unfashionable.Elizabeth Rees / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pre-existing conditions such as cardiac and liver issues make many older patients unsuitable for chemotherapy.Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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That makes algorithms such as SHA1 and MD5 unsuitable, because they’re designed to quickly hash messages with minimal computing required.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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And when Reuters reported in April that Tesla had canceled plans for a $25,000 EV to focus on its robotaxi, Musk said the article was incorrect.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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But that hasn’t quieted Burgess, who says incorrect voter data wound up in the new system.Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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At 570 Fifth, on the corner of West 46th Street, a new tower will soon rise to replace an array of dowdy prewar holdouts.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 July 2024
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While these ETFs can serve as a gauge of what traders are thinking, the stock market has been wrong before in pricing in one election winner over another.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's because pollsters failed to capture support for Trump in 2016 and 2020, so to avoid being wrong again are likely weighing the polls in his favor.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jerry’s shock-and-awe ground invasion is positively inelegant compared to Cannon’s method of subjugating populations.Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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That process is genial and inelegant in equal measure.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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Alexis Couture has the idea to throw a tacky bridesmaid dress party, and that is perhaps the first good and original theme that a Housewife has ever thought up on this show.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nothing says your Southern Mama failed in raising you like a bunch of tacky nonsense coming out of your mouth, especially in front of the preacher's wife.Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Unstylish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstylish. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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