unappealing
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ/
- The room into which the new arrival ventured was grim and unappealing.
- make it unappealing
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- Whatever reasoning you try to give, you then get your find yourself in the unappealing situation of experiencing their narcissistic wrath.
Examples
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More specifically, there were certain aspects about a career in the military that respondents found unappealing.
Academic text (2002) -
Why do women and students of color find academic careers so unappealing?
Academic text (2005) -
If all of this sounds rather unappealing, it's because it is.
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So that that also sounds a little unappealing, but we'll build on this to make a data structure that actually works.
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The thought of living with my sister was as unappealing to me as it was to her.
Fiction book (2001) -
A travel destination that most would find quite unappealing might have a very special attraction for some.
Fiction book (1998) -
The meals there are institutional: largely bland, unappealing, and prepared with only nutrition in mind.
Academic text (1991) -
Otherwise, homework can become drudgery that makes school unpleasant and unappealing (Gratz 2000).
Academic text (2001) -
The restaurant's interior was unappealing, with outdated decor and dim lighting.
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Many people found the idea of eating bugs unappealing, despite it being a sustainable protein source.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
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5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
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2.8
A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features
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4.6
Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems
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1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
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4.5
Unpleasant to look at
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2.5
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
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7.4
Tastes bad or is hard to accept
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3.5
Not interesting or exciting
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5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
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3.2
Not interesting or exciting
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4.2
Not pleasant or attractive
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7.2
Very unpleasant to look at or to be with
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4.6
Not pleasant or welcoming and likely to keep people away
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6.0
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
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6.2
Not attractive in looks or style
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8.1
Not pleasant to look at
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4.5
Not pleasant to be with or attractive to look at
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4.8
Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light
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6.6
Not attractive to look at
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4.5
Not interesting to watch, read or listen to
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6.8
Not attractive or interesting
Antonyms
How Appealing
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.5
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4.1
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5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unappealing starts with un-, which means 'not', and the rest comes from appeal, which means 'to attract' or 'to please'. So unappealing describes something that does not attract or please you, in other words not attractive or pleasant.