1
as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
pasta and honey is an unpalatable combination
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2
as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
hesitated before sharing some of the more unpalatable details of his captivity
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Recent Examples of unpalatable
Ukrainians worry that Trump’s plan will demand concessions that are unpalatable for Ukraine, such as giving up territory.
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The first was the unknown, the second — for some, at least — was the unpalatable.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
Though the Heat was opposed to clogging its books with bad or enormous contracts that extend past next season, the Heat never considered Wiggins an onerous or unpalatable contract.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Too much authenticity can feel raw and unpalatable, while too much transgression can repel.
—Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The first was the unknown, the second — for some, at least — was the unpalatable.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
Though the Heat was opposed to clogging its books with bad or enormous contracts that extend past next season, the Heat never considered Wiggins an onerous or unpalatable contract.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Too much authenticity can feel raw and unpalatable, while too much transgression can repel.
—Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpalatable
Adjective
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That's an unappetizing reality for a mayor whose transportation referendum, which was widely approved by voters, just raised the city's sales tax rate.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Will the members of that unappetizing quartet turn out to be harbingers of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2025
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In our testing, the formula feels like a gel-serum—and doesn't get heavy, gloopy, or otherwise unpleasant.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hold an ideological bent that is obvious and distasteful.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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That principle is invoked by law firm partners to justify high profit but distasteful representations.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hope reigns even in this harsh political climate we Americans are now experiencing.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That means more time for Rojas, who has shown more bad than good to begin this season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Black Mirror’s most effective episodes use their high-concept premises to explore people’s hunger for connection and validation, and how our increasingly tech-forward, capitalistic world can stretch those human impulses to the limit for better or (almost always) worse.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Greg/Gary The White Lotus' resident big bad, Gary (formerly known as Greg), is obviously a suspect given his unsavory past and menacing aura.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This season has been filled with all sorts of unsavory drama, including a party turned incestuous, a surprise cameo (and unsettling monologue) from Sam Rockwell and an Inigo-Montoya-esque confrontation with a shadowy landowner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Unpalatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpalatable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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