Synonyms for unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛz əntun·pleas·ant

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1. unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, repulsive, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely

   Antonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fair, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

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1. unpleasantadjective

   disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

   "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

   Antonyms:
   idyllic, beautiful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasurable, gratifying, dulcet, grateful

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1. unpleasantadjective

   Synonyms:
   unpleasing, disagreeable, displeasing, unwelcome, unacceptable, unpalatable, repulsive, obnoxious, offensive, painful

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1. unpleasantadjective

   Synonyms:
   disagreeable, uncongenial

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1. List of paraphrases for "unpleasant":

   disagreeable, nasty, distasteful, uncomfortable, unsavoury, unpalatable, inconvenient, unhappy, unwelcome, unfortunate, awkward, obnoxious, annoying, untoward, embarrassing, ugly, drab, off-putting, objectionable

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How to use unpleasant in a sentence?

1. Douglas LaBier:

   Look above the things you find annoying or unpleasant.

2. Lionel Trilling:

   In the American metaphysic, reality is always material reality, hard, resistant, unformed, impenetrable, and unpleasant.

3. Yuval Steinitz:

   I do not think that this is the deepest kingdom of secrets, but it is certainly something that should not happen, which is unpleasant, we will now have to look and consider changing the encryption, certainly.

4. Federal Reserve:

   It's our job to make sure that inflation of that unpleasant high nature doesn't get entrenched in the economy.

5. Emily Sarah:

   I'm a product of the U.S. university system, meaning I spent the better part of four years of my life drinking nauseatingly sweet grain alcohol mixed with Kool-Aid, needless to say, Fernet's herby freshness was a pleasant surprise and lacked the negative associations with the unpleasant consequences of sweet drinks.