as in undesirable
not wanted or needed
unwanted attention an unwanted suitor
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Recent Examples of unwanted
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The Broncos lost 60-53 to Colorado, making their tournament record an unwanted 0-10.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Costly — and unwanted The state’s housing crisis has its roots in excessive construction regulations and litigation aimed at developers — for decades, too few residential units were built.
—Joel Kotkin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The jury winners this year hail from Cyprus, Spain, Germany, Iran, Taiwan and the U.S. and exemplify the best of creative independent filmmaking, covering subjects ranging from immigration, pay equity, environmental dangers, unwanted pregnancy, neuroscience and hempcrete construction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The Broncos lost 60-53 to Colorado, making their tournament record an unwanted 0-10.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Costly — and unwanted The state’s housing crisis has its roots in excessive construction regulations and litigation aimed at developers — for decades, too few residential units were built.
—Joel Kotkin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The jury winners this year hail from Cyprus, Spain, Germany, Iran, Taiwan and the U.S. and exemplify the best of creative independent filmmaking, covering subjects ranging from immigration, pay equity, environmental dangers, unwanted pregnancy, neuroscience and hempcrete construction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwanted
Adjective
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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
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This language swap also works to discourage undesirable actions.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tyla’s use of the word was not only considered egregious and offensive, but also a denial of her Blackness.—
Funmi Fetto,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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This year, Poles can spend big on his offensive line and feel good about it.—
Adam Jahns,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The truth about our involvement in Ukraine to oppose Russia is obscene.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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The amount of cash being tossed around is obscene, and that’s part of what makes the show guiltily watchable.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwanted. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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