🍷 Not sweet (wine) 😒 Unpleasant

unsweet

7.5

A situation or thing that feels unpleasant and makes you unhappy

adjective
/ʌnˈswiːt/

: desagradable

While the dessert was beautiful, its unsweet taste disappointed everyone at the party.

Examples

Well, the short and unsweet answer to that is that dictatorship and exile leads to that.
The review of the movie was quite unsweet, highlighting its many flaws and lack of plot.
His remarks were unsweet, leaving everyone in the room feeling uncomfortable.

Synonyms

unpleasant

vsunsweet

215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

is the same broad dislike but with emphasis on distaste rather than harm

bitter

vsunsweet

81 1.0

Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet

is about general disagreeableness rather than this specific taste quality

unwelcome

vsunsweet

45 4.3

Not wanted and causing upset or trouble

denotes simple disagreeableness rather than being actively unwanted

unkind

vsunsweet

44 1.0

Not friendly or caring to other people

focuses on general unpleasantness rather than on moral unkindness

unpalatable

vsunsweet

9 7.4

Tastes bad or is hard to accept

covers dislike more generally rather than specifically taste or moral rejection

unenviable

vsunsweet

5 6.0

A difficult job or duty that people do not want

refers to simple distaste rather than being undesirable to others

unappetizing

vsunsweet

4 4.8

Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it

is wider, meaning unpleasant in any way not only food appeal

undesired

vsunsweet

2 3.8

Not wanted or welcome

is a basic sense of being disagreeable rather than being rejected

unsavory

vsunsweet

1 6.5

Something that smells or tastes bad

is broader, referring to general disagreeableness beyond smell or taste

unpleasing

vsunsweet

1 4.8

Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light

is a broad form of being not pleasant or agreeable in general

undelicious

vsunsweet

1 5.5

Not pleasant to taste, smell, or touch

is more general, meaning disagreeable or distasteful in many ways

unsympathetic

vsunsweet

1 5.1

Not a good fit for a person's tastes or skills

is about general distaste rather than incompatibility with personality

uncongenial

vsunsweet

1 8.0

Not pleasant for a person, place, or situation

expresses general disagreeableness rather than specific lack of fit

untasty

vsunsweet

4.9

Food or a dish that is not pleasant to eat because it has little taste

is not limited to flavor and covers general disagreeableness

bitterish

vsunsweet

5.1

Being slightly sharp and unpleasant in taste or feeling

is the broader negative feeling, not only a mild bitter quality

uncordial

vsunsweet

Archaic

8.9

Not friendly or warm in behavior

is about being distasteful or disagreeable rather than coldness of manner

Antonyms

pleasant

314 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

agreeable

18 1.0

Pleasant to be with or to experience

How Pleasant

delightful

202 2.0

pleasant

314 1.0

neutral

24 3.5

unsweet

7.5

unpleasant

215 1.0

repulsive

59 5.5

Surface Forms

unsweet positive

unsweeter comparative

unsweetest superlative

Morphology

unsweet = sweet (semi-transparent) = un + sweet

Sense extends the negation from taste to a general unpleasantness (metaphorical shift), so while derivable it requires an extra pragmatic step.

Etymology

Unsweet can also mean 'not pleasant' because un- means 'not' and sweet can mean 'nice' or 'pleasant', so an unsweet person or event feels 'not nice'.