as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
The supermodel is far from alone in this unpleasant issue.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Where your drip pan is varies upon your specific model, but the same is true for all refrigerators: not cleaning this hidden component causes a buildup of mold that can also lead so unpleasant smells.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Where your drip pan is varies upon your specific model, but the same is true for all refrigerators: not cleaning this hidden component causes a buildup of mold that can also lead so unpleasant smells.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s been a bucketful of Emilia news over the past seven days, including more noms at the French Lumière Awards, and a spat between Selena Gomez and Eugenio Derbez, whose unpleasant comments about Gomez’s performance caught heat.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
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Relying on harsh overhead lighting can cause a room to feel clinical and cold while too few lights make a room feel dim and sleepy.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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In part because Colombian troops were unable to traverse harsh jungles, Panama declared an effectively bloodless independence within hours in November 1903.Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Juventus need to sign a defender With Bremer and Cabal expected to miss the rest of the campaign, the Bianconeri backline has been struggling, the selection problems for Motta being made worse by the slight issues affecting both Danilo and the highly coveted Andrea Cambiaso.Adam Digby, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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And there’s a solution also for it, which is good parenting versus bad parenting.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
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At its simplest, while tracking cookies are a nasty underpin to the internet, they can be seen and controlled, whether by those website popups or electing to use some form of private browsing that blocks such cookies altogether.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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After yet another ugly showing, that’s the question Yzerman may have to spend his holiday pondering.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before us, Aghdam, once a vibrant urban hub, exposed the ugly scars of war.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fighting here began last spring and it's been bitter and costly to both sides.Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tonic water also pairs well with vodka, Irish whiskey, or bitter spirits like Aperol, adding a classic bitter-sweet twist.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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There are plenty of sour notes within this dynasty as a legendary mogul (Terrence Howard) and his ruthless wife/partner-in-crime (Taraji P. Henson) try to maintain order while various heirs vie for the throne.Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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The only sour note was sounded when it was revealed that Ademola Lookman of Nigeria had been voted the Men’s African Player of the Year, beating the Moroccan candidate Achraf Hakimi.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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