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Recent Examples of uninviting
Use tongs, not fingers, to push down the ice cube to fill the chamber.
Step 3: Add dish soap
More likely than not the blades are coated with gunk, grease, and other uninviting residue.
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Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Without proper lighting, our eyes can struggle to understand the dimensions of a room and create for a rather uninviting vibe.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
With its emphasis on sleek forms and minimal decoration, modern style can be perceived as cold and uninviting.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
The total surface or working area of the intestines is approximately equal to the surface area of two tennis courts, though some Swedish scientists have downgraded it to the size of a small studio apartment — an apartment that is dark and uninviting.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
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Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Without proper lighting, our eyes can struggle to understand the dimensions of a room and create for a rather uninviting vibe.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
With its emphasis on sleek forms and minimal decoration, modern style can be perceived as cold and uninviting.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
The total surface or working area of the intestines is approximately equal to the surface area of two tennis courts, though some Swedish scientists have downgraded it to the size of a small studio apartment — an apartment that is dark and uninviting.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninviting
Adjective
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But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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My other wildlife standoff involved a much cuter animal, but potentially far more unpleasant.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The film centers on Dr. Jasmine Marks, who leads a search and rescue mission into The Zone — a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intelligent life.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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But modern-day Earth’s atmosphere has proved inhospitable to the creatures, with many dying out or migrating to a tropical band around the equator that resembles their native Mesozoic Era climate.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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“Uninviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninviting. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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