undesirable
31
4.6
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbəl/
:
indeseable
- While a decline in velocity is undesirable, it is unlikely that this represents a negative training effect.
- undesirable behavior
- socially undesirable
- undesirable outcome
And the split is highly undesirable, right?
- And the split is highly undesirable, right?
- Part of it is throttling the clock rates as the power increases, either undesirable levels or unsustainable levels.
- But how tangible really is the Dutch claim that they, and only they can protect Indonesia from undesirable ideologies?
- Underfunded, lower standards make it undesirable to be a police officer and wait for that place to go to hell.
- And I think it would be an undesirable society in which someone like that couldn't change and then announced that he had changed.
- Yeah, that gap is fundamentally a, a, a thing that is undesirable in a society.
- It keeps the ego safe and just deflects anything bad or undesirable.
- Now you think to yourself, well, is that special needs with age comes undesirable change.
Examples
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Long term, high dose steroid usage can have both undesirable and outright harmful effects.
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Storing all names in a file may be undesirable, since users could easily obtain a list of all names.
Academic text (2011) -
But the undesirable side effects are not established.
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Children need to realize that it is impossible and even undesirable to be approved by everyone.
Academic text (1990) -
We have a whole set of federal policies to manage and mitigate the undesirable consequences of new technology.
Academic text (1999) -
There is a thermoelectric effect but there are also undesirable side effects.
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How much excess fat is considered undesirable from the standpoint of physical performance?
Academic text (1992) -
Finally, converting to a single-payer system is perceived as either undesirable or politically impossible.
Academic text (2008) -
After 1882, Congress increasingly used immigration laws to restrict the number of "undesirable" immigrants entering the country.
Academic text (1999) -
The broken fence made the neighborhood feel less safe, creating an undesirable environment for families.
Synonyms
215
1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
120
1.0
People do not like or need it
45
4.3
Not wanted and causing upset or trouble
31
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
16
2.5
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
9
7.4
Tastes bad or is hard to accept
6
3.9
Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance
2
3.8
Not wanted or welcome
2
4.6
Not pleasant or welcoming and likely to keep people away
1
4.8
Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light
Antonyms
How Desirable
233
1.0
121
3.2
477
2.5
31
4.6
31
6.7
42
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undesirable comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word desire meaning 'want', so it literally means 'not wanted'. It is used for things people do not want because they are unpleasant or harmful.