as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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Recent Examples of unwelcome
Soon the segment caught the unwelcome attention of Don Ohlmeyer, NBC’s West Coast vice president.
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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This week’s must reads (Jamie Betts) Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The graph offers a possible reason for this unwelcome swing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Over the following three days, another female castmember reported her own concerns regarding Baldoni’s unwelcome behavior to both Giannetti and one of the film’s producers.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This week’s must reads (Jamie Betts) Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The graph offers a possible reason for this unwelcome swing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Over the following three days, another female castmember reported her own concerns regarding Baldoni’s unwelcome behavior to both Giannetti and one of the film’s producers.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwelcome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
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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Seed oils are typically made by pressing or crushing the seeds and then processing them further with chemicals and heat to remove elements that can leave the oil cloudy or with an unpleasant taste or odor.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her lyric vocal writing contends with harsh reality, but her style is never far from profound rapture.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 79-year-old Oscar winner embraces the challenging role of the Dutton family matriarch alongside co-star Harrison Ford, confronting everything from mountain lions to the harsh realities of frontier life.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 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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And if that wasn’t bad enough, in extremely rare circumstances, neurologic fallout from measles is delayed, showing up 7 to 10 years post-infection as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a degenerative disease that is ultimately fatal, Dr. Lovins says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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The state of our budget and our debt is bad for the country and bad for working families.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwelcome. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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