as in unpleasant
bad, harmful, or unpleasant
The drug has some undesirable side effects. This decision may have undesirable consequences.
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Recent Examples of undesirable
Here, the government is forbidden from engaging in viewpoint discrimination, banned from imposing blasphemy restrictions, and prohibited from banning undesirable political parties.
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The Editors, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Risk mitigation plans usually add undesirable costs.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Remove Old Nests As some birds reuse old nests, removing empty nests is another way to make an undesirable nesting spot less appealing to birds.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Maloney said the city is also keeping out undesirable businesses.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undesirable
The Editors, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Risk mitigation plans usually add undesirable costs.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Remove Old Nests As some birds reuse old nests, removing empty nests is another way to make an undesirable nesting spot less appealing to birds.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Maloney said the city is also keeping out undesirable businesses.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undesirable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirable
Adjective
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That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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This grandma insisted my daughter hit her, then made the tour unpleasant Ask a real estate pro: Can HOA force owner to put up fence and swap out plants?—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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View Deal The National Geographic Power Rocket has three flight modes, easily selected with the press of a button, and with a safe landing system there's no fear of accidental collisions or unwanted damage.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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McLaren has taken the unusual step of limiting the torque and power outputs in first and second gear to prevent unwanted wheelspin from the rear-drive hypercar.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some compare Sanders to Geno Smith — not flattering, but not horrible.—
Troy Renck,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Everybody's going to be thrown, according to , into all these horrible situations.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And then, to top a nasty joke with a nastier one, he was deemed useless for the final twenty years of his life.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That jab opened up several nasty cuts around Rountree's eye and on the bridge of his nose.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Undesirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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